Jerry Clower | |
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Birth name | Howard Gerald Clower |
Born | Liberty, Mississippi, US | September 28, 1926
Died | August 24, 1998 Jackson, Mississippi, US | (aged 71)
Medium | Stand-up, television, audio recordings |
Alma mater | Mississippi State University |
Years active | 1954–1998 |
Spouse | Doris Homerline Wells (1947–1998; his death) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1944–1946 |
Rank | Radioman Third Class (RMN3) |
Awards | American Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with 2 bronze service stars) World War II Victory Medal |
Howard Gerald "Jerry" Clower (September 28, 1926 – August 24, 1998) was an American stand-up comedian. Born and raised in the state of Mississippi, Clower was best known for his stories of the rural South and was given the nickname "The Mouth of Mississippi".