Art Clokey

(1921-2010)

American animator

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Arthur Clokey (born Arthur Charles Farrington; October 12, 1921 – January 8, 2010) was an American animator, director, producer, screenwriter and voice actor, he was pioneer in the popularization of stop-motion clay animation, best known as the creator of the character Gumby and the original voice of Gumby's sidekick, Pokey. Clokey's career began in 1953 with a film experiment called Gumbasia, which was influenced by his professor, Slavko Vorkapich, at the University of Southern California. Clokey and his wife Ruth subsequently came up with the clay character Gumby and his horse Pokey, who first appeared in the Howdy Doody Show and later got their own series The Adventures of Gumby, from which they became a familiar presence on American television. The characters enjoyed a renewal of interest in the 1980s when American actor and comedian Eddie Murphy parodied Gumby in a skit on Saturday Night Live.

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Born	Arthur Charles Farrington 12 October 1921 Detroit, Michigan
Died	8 January 2010 (aged 88) Los Osos, California
Zodiac	Libra
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Ruth Clokey 1923-2008 · American producer · m. 1948; div. 1966 info edit

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Gloria Clokey 1926-1998 · American art department · m. 1976 info edit

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Ann info 1st child with Ruth Clokey Female b. 29 Jan 1955 · Age: 70 · 1955- · Celebrity Baby

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Joe info 2nd child with Ruth Clokey Male b. 28 Nov 1961 · Age: 63 · 1961- · Celebrity Baby

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