LOS ANGELES - Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century...Died Thursday, of congestive heart failure. He was 83. Read more. Photo: MTV 1996
"I felt if I could plant my size 83AAA shoes on this planet, (people) would never be able to forget those footprints." -Larry Harmon (BOZO)
"He was the most optimistic man I ever met. He always saw a bright side; he always had something good to say about everybody. He was the love of my life," Susan Harmon (his wife of 29 years) said on Thursday... Indicating that Harmon was the perfect fit for Bozo.
The business - combining animation, licensing of the character, and personal appearances - made millions, as Harmon trained more than 200 Bozos over the years to represent him in local markets."I'm looking for that sparkle in the eyes, that emotion, feeling, directness, warmth. That is so important," he said of his criteria for becoming a Bozo. Read more.
