Cosmo allegretti biography books
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Dutch ballerina Marianne Hilarides (born ) photographed in the studio on the 28th of September,
Born in Java, modern-day Indonesia (under Dutch rule at the time), she had a successful career in ballet companies across Europe.
Hilarides died of dementia in
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Cosmo Allegretti (Dancing Bear), Roberta Lubell, and Hugh &#;Lumpy&#; Brannum (Mr. Green Jeans) appearing in the American children&#;s television show Captain Kangaroo on the 20th of September,
Captain Kangaroo ran from to
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Dancers of the ballet company of the Théâtre du Capitole de To
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Hugh Brannum
American composer, vocalist, and actor ()
Hugh Brannum | |
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Brannum as Mr. Green Jeans with Dancing Bear (Cosmo Allegretti) in | |
| Born | ()January 5, Sandwich, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 19, () (aged&#;77) East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Other&#;names | Lumpy |
| Years&#;active | – |
Hugh Brannum (January 5, – April 19, ) was an American vocalist, arranger, composer, and actor known for his role as Mr. Green Jeans on the children's television show Captain Kangaroo. During his days with Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, Brannum used his childhood nickname "Lumpy".[1]
Early years
[edit]Brannum was born in Sandwich, Illinois, in to a Methodist minister. He attended Maine Township High School in suburban Chicago, where he played sousaphone in the school's marching band, later learning the bass violin.[2]
Brannum went to college at University of Redlands, where he became interested in jazz; after graduation in , he played bass
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Captain Kangaroo
American children's television series
| Captain Kangaroo | |
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Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan), left, | |
| Created by | Bob Keeshan |
| Written by | Howard Friedlander |
| Starring | Bob Keeshan Hugh Brannum |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 29 |
| No. of episodes | 6, |
| Production location | CBS Broadcast Center |
| Running time | 60 minutes / 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Robert Keeshan Associates Marvin Josephson Associates |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | October 3, &#;()&#;– December 8, &#;() |
Captain Kangaroo is an American children's television series that aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for 29 years, from to , making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day.[2][3] In , the American Program Service (now Amer