The man, comedian Ed Wynn, was part of the show and later took young Skelton backstage. In 1923, a man came up to the young newsboy, purchased every paper he had and asked him if he wanted to see the show in town, giving him a ticket. He quickly learned the newsboy's patter and would keep it up until a prospective buyer bought a copy of the paper just to quiet young Skelton. Д«ecause of the loss of his father, young Richard went to work at the age of seven, selling newspapers to help his family. Author Wesley Hyatt suggests that since Skelton began working at such an early age, he may have had to say he was older than he actually was in order to work. In Skelton's lifetime there was some dispute about the year of his birth. Joseph, a grocer, died two months before his last child was born he had once been a clown with the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. 1.5 Skelton radio and television charactersД«orn in Vincennes, Indiana, Richard Skelton was the fourth son of Ida Mae (nГ©e Fields) and Joseph E.It means you can do everything-sing, dance and above all, make people laugh.' Skelton, who has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his radio and television work, is quoted as saying, 'I just want to be known as a clown, because to me that's the height of my profession. Skelton's show business career began in his teens as a circus clown and went on to vaudeville, Broadway, films, radio, TV, night clubs and casinos, all while pursuing another career as a painter. Richard Bernard 'Red' Skelton (July 18, 1913В вЂ“ September 17, 1997) was an American comedian who is best known as a top radio and television star from 1937 to 1971.

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