Harmon Of 'Bozo The Clown' Fame Dies At 83
Publicist Says Harmon Died Of Congestive Heart Failure

POSTED: 5:42 pm EDT July 3, 2008

Larry Harmon, who appeared as Bozo the Clown for decades and licensed the
name to other Bozos around the world, had died at age 83.

Harmon died Thursday at his home of congestive heart failure, his longtime
publicist, Jerry Digney, told The Associated Press.

Although not the first person to play Bozo, Harmon took on the famous
clown's persona and, as an entrepreneur, he licensed the character to
others, particularly TV stations. Those stations then recruited their own
Bozos for local shows.

Harmon met his alter ego after answering a casting call to make personal
appearances as a clown to promote records. He got the job and eventually
bought the rights to Bozo.

Along the way, he embellished Bozo's distinctive look: the orange tufted
hair, the bulbous nose, the outlandish red, white and blue costume.

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