My friend, the late Larry Harmon, used to bristle at the name Alan Livingston. Livingston was the man who created Bozo the Clown for Capitol Records back in 1946. Larry was the man who rescued Bozo from obscurity and turned the red haired clown into a national brand long after the 78rmp records of Bozo at the Circus had joined the landfills.
Today comes news that Alan Livingston has died at age 91. Alan outlived Larry by about 7 months. Both men were part of a childhood tradition for millions of Americans. Though the creator and chief evangelist for Bozo are gone, Bozo still lives on. I suspect that someday the venerable clown will make a comeback.
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