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Robert James Keeshan (1927 - 2004)

Also Known As: "Captain Kangaroo"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lynbrook, Nassau County, New York, United States
Death: January 23, 2004 (76)
Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont, United States
Place of Burial: Babylon, Suffolk County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Joseph Keeshan and Margaret Frances Conroy
Husband of Annie Jeanne Keeshan
Father of Michael Derek Keeshan; Private and Private
Brother of John Joseph Keeshan; William Patrick Keeshan and Catherine Elizabeth Ranieri

Occupation: Television Producer, Actor
Managed by: Deborah Carol Boyd
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About Bob Keeshan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Keeshan

Robert James Keeshan (June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004) was an American television producer and actor. He created and played the title role in the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, which ran from 1955 to 1984, the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day. Keeshan also played the original Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody television program.

In 1945, during World War II, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, but was still in the United States when Japan surrendered.

Alma mater: Fordham University

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Bob Keeshan's Timeline

1927
June 27, 1927
Lynbrook, Nassau County, New York, United States
1951
October 17, 1951
New York City, New York, United States
2004
January 23, 2004
Age 76
Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont, United States
January 2004
Age 76
Saint Joseph's Cemetery (Plot Still Alive-Future Burial Site GPS (lat/lon) 40.7128 -73.3367), Babylon, Suffolk County, New York, United States