Bob Homme | |
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 Homme | |
| Born | Robert Mandt Homme March 8, 1919 Stoughton, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | May 2, 2000 (aged 81) Grafton, Ontario, Canada |
| Citizenship | United States Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin (BEc) Stoughton High School (High School) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–1984 |
| Television | The Friendly Giant |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Spouse | Esther Eleanor Anderson |
| Children | 4 |
Robert Mandt Homme, C.M. (/ˈhʌmmiː/ HUM-mee; March 8, 1919 – May 2, 2000) was an American-Canadian television actor. Homme was best known as the host of The Friendly Giant, a popular children's television program that aired from the 1950s through the 1980s and was broadcast on CBC Television.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Richard Mandt Homme". MacCoubrey Funeral Home. December 16, 2011. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ^ Kroll, Leslea (November 29, 2009). "Robert Homme (The Friendly Giant)". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
- ^ Fairley, Grant D. (February 13, 2010). Look Up - Way Up! The Friendly Giant - The Biography of Robert Homme. Palantir Publishing. ISBN 978-0978027506.