Lew Anderson | |
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| Born | Lewis Burr Anderson May 7, 1922 Kirkman, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 2006 (aged 84) Hawthorne, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | actor and musician |
Lewis Burr Anderson (May 7, 1922 – May 14, 2006) was an American actor and musician. He is widely known by TV fans as the third and final actor to portray Clarabell the Clown on Howdy Doody between 1954 and 1960. He famously spoke Clarabell's only line on the show's final episode in 1960, with a tear visible in his right eye, "Goodbye, kids."[1] Anderson is also widely known by jazz music fans as a prolific jazz arranger, big band leader, and alto saxophonist. Anderson also played the clarinet.