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Bob Keeshan

Children's television personality & host (1927-2004)
Person Human Q4354581

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
June 27, 1927
Date of death
January 23, 2004
Place of birth
Lynbrook
Place of death
Windsor
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
television producer, circus performer, television actor, clown, actor
Educated at
Fordham University[12]
Award received
Peabody Awards, Emmy Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[13][14][15]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[18]
Family name
Keeshan[20]
Given name
Bob[21]
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
Military branch
United States Marine Corps[17]
Participated in conflict
World War II[19]
Place of burial
New York[10]
Start of work period
1947[23]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
0000000114522465
VIAF cluster ID
94149995
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85226482
GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
WIKI BOB KEESHAN 1.jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
90000017904
Awards & Winners artist ID
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C-SPAN person numeric ID
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C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
bobkeeshan
Carnegie Hall agent ID
26171
CineMagia person ID
1192543
Discogs artist ID
1400457
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Bob-Keeshan
FAST ID
162786
FamilySearch person ID
LZ2T-MFQ
Film.ru person ID
robert-keeshan
Filmweb.pl person ID
436735
Find a Grave memorial ID
6881779
Freebase ID
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GeneaStar person ID
keeshanr
Geni profile ID
6000000061455278828
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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HAND ID
1A94-E7CF-7B35-CE5A-F37D
IMDb ID
nm0444828
J9U entity ID
987014797396505171
Kinobox person ID
874111
MusicBrainz artist ID
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NNDB people ID
239/000027158
Prabook ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
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TMDB person ID
1222612
Television Academy Foundation interviewee ID
bob-keeshan
Trading Card Database name ID
120681
WikiTree person ID
Keeshan-5
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/59422884-1b67-427b-a14e-0b4b0eaed2b0

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
clown, television producer, television actor, circus performer
Award received 3
Emmy Award, Peabody Awards, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
← Cast member 3
The Stupids, Captain Kangaroo, Howdy Doody
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Fordham University
Given name 1
Bob
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Military branch 1
United States Marine Corps
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Lynbrook
Place of burial 1
New York
Place of death 1
Windsor
Sex or gender 1
male
← Creator 1
Captain Kangaroo
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Summary

Bob Keeshan was born on June 27, 1927[1], in Lynbrook[2]. He died on January 23, 2004[3], in Windsor[4]. He worked as a television producer[5], circus performer[6], television actor[7], clown[8], and actor[9].

FAQs

Where was Bob Keeshan born?

Bob Keeshan was born in Lynbrook[2].

Where did Bob Keeshan die?

Bob Keeshan passed away in Windsor[4].

What did Bob Keeshan do for work?

Bob Keeshan worked as a television producer[5], circus performer[6], television actor[7], clown[8], and actor[9].

Where did Bob Keeshan go to school?

Bob Keeshan was educated at Fordham University[12].

What awards did Bob Keeshan receive?

Honors received include Peabody Awards[13], Emmy Award[14], and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[15].

Related Entities

New York United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discogs artist ID → 1400457
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  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 1A94-E7CF-7B35-CE5A-F37D
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46378: HAND ID (1)"
  3. 17w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    J9U entity ID → 987014797396505171
    "Created claim: J9U entity ID: 987014797396505171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Bob
    Family name → Keeshan
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Instance of → human
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32086: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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