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Kenny Delmar

Overview

  • Born
    September 5, 1910 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    July 14, 1984 · Stamford, Connecticut, USA (undisclosed)
  • Birth name
    Kenneth Frederick Fay Howard

Mini bio

  • Kenny Delmar was born on September 5, 1910 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for It's a Joke, Son! (1947), Orphans of the Storm (1921) and King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (1960). He was married to Alice Cochran (artist/painter). He died on July 14, 1984 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.

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  • Spouse
      Alice Cochran (artist/painter)(? - July 14, 1984) (his death, 2 children)

Trademarks

  • Catchphrase (as Senator Claghorn): "That's a joke, son!"

Trivia

  • His famous radio character, Senator Beauregard Claghorn, was the inspiration for the Warner Brothers cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn.
  • He was best known as the blustery Southern politician Sen. Beauregard Claghorn ("That's a joke, son!") on Fred Allen's radio program in the 1940s.
  • Started out as a child actor in silent films, most notably appearing in D.W. Griffith's Orphans of the Storm (1921).
  • Portrayed Senator Beauregard Claghorn and also was the announcer for NBC Radio's "The Fred Allen Show" (1945-1949).
  • Profiled in "Old-Time Radio Memories" by Mel Simons (BearManor Media).

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