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Hugh Brannum(1910-1987)

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Hugh Brannum was born on 5 January 1910 in Sandwich, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Danny Thomas Show (1953), The Fred Waring Show (1949) and Captain Kangaroo (1955). He was married to Joan Pilkington and Marjorie Ellen Homan. He died on 19 April 1987 in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornJanuary 5, 1910
DiedApril 19, 1987(77)
BornJanuary 5, 1910
DiedApril 19, 1987(77)
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Known for

Angela Cartwright, Rusty Hamer, Sherry Jackson, Marjorie Lord, and Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
The Danny Thomas Show
7.1
TV Series
  • Soundtrack
The Fred Waring Show (1949)
The Fred Waring Show
6.2
TV Series
  • The Mad Hatter(as Lumpy Brannum)
Captain Kangaroo (1955)
Captain Kangaroo
8.1
TV Series
  • Mr. Green Jeans
  • Mister Green Jeans
Robert Keeshan in Good Evening, Captain (1981)
Good Evening, Captain
8.0
TV Special
  • Self(as Lumpy Brannum)
  • 1981

Credits

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Actor

  • Captain Kangaroo (1955)
    Captain Kangaroo
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Mr. Green Jeans
    • Mister Green Jeans
    • 1956–1984
  • The Fred Waring Show (1949)
    The Fred Waring Show
    6.2
    TV Series
    • The Mad Hatter (as Lumpy Brannum)
    • 1951

Soundtrack

  • Angela Cartwright, Rusty Hamer, Sherry Jackson, Marjorie Lord, and Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
    The Danny Thomas Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Wish I Was"
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • 'Lumpy' Brannum
  • Born
    • January 5, 1910
    • Sandwich, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • April 19, 1987
    • East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Joan Pilkington1973 - April 19, 1987 (his death)
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    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Played bass in the orchestra accompanying Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians on NBC radio in the 1940s and 1950s (and later the Waring TV program) as "Lumpy" Brannum. Originated stories about "Little Orley," a farm kid, for the Waring radio show and recorded under the name Uncle Lumpy.
  • Nickname
    • Lumpy

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