He remembers Captain Kangaroo's friends: Mr. Green Jeans, Mr. Moose and Bunny Rabbit and the men who played them. He recalls the program's long run and the effect it had on several generations of children.
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But the reality is that Keeshan was a member of the Marine Corps Reserves, and never saw combat. And Marvin wasn’t at Iwo Jima, either, although he was wounded at Saipan and received the Purple Heart. Be Sociable, Share!
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Lee Marvin was born on February 19, 1924, he served with the Marine Corps during World War II in the Pacific and was awarded a Purple Heart for a wound that he received there. On his return, he became a movie actor and starred in a number of motion pictures until his death in Arizona on August 29, 1987.
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About This Interview. In his three-and-a-half hour Archive interview, Bob Keeshan (1927-2004) talks of his experiences as an NBC page before going to work for Buffalo Bob Smith. He discusses starring in two local New York children's programs before creating and starring in Captain Kangaroo.
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Dear Sir: I was told that Captain Kangaroo was a decorated Marine who was tough as nails. Could you tell me if that is true? – Mike, via e-mail. Dear Mike: You know, my first clue about this was the memorable episode where the Captain made Mister Moose get a buzzsaw haircut.
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Robert James Bob Keeshan (June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004) was an American television producer and actor. He created and played the title role in the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, which ran from 1955 to 1984, the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day. Keeshan also played the original Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody television program.
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Here’s the REAL Story. Dear Sir: I was told that Captain Kangaroo was a decorated Marine who was tough as nails. Dear Mike: You know, my first clue about this was the memorable episode where the Captain made Mister Moose get a buzzsaw haircut.
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He describes his post- Captain Kangaroo projects, including a guest spot on Murphy Brown and talks about how children relate to television and what television can do for them. Karen Herman conducted the interview on October 19, 1999 in Queechee, Vermont.
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However, this injury occurred during the battle for Saipan in June 1944, not the battle for Iwo Jima, which took place several months later, in February 1945. Bob Keeshan, later famous as television's Captain Kangaroo, also enlisted in the U.S. Marines, but too late to see any action during World War II. Keeshan was born on 27 June 1927 and enlisted two weeks before his 18th birthday, months too late to have taken part in the fighting at Iwo Jima. Finally, neither of these men served together and certainly neither of them earned the Navy Cross for bravery while serving in the Marine Corps.
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from the Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Television. Bob Keeshan is the actor and producer responsible for the success of the long-running children's program, Captain Kangaroo.
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was captain kangaroo in military
No, Captain Kangaroo was not in the military.