Most of you around my age may recognize him as the man behind Bozo the Clown or more appropriately, the guy responsible for making the character into a brand (or a kit?). Those exposed to WGN during the Sixties through Eighties really saw actor Bob Bell play the part in one of Harmon’s most successful franchises. As you read in the obit, he didn’t create the clown originally yet he’s always associated with it; especially in the Simpsons episode when Krusty starts a clown college to pay off his gambling debts.
Here’s to the guy indirectly responsible for great my childhood memories of watching WGN at noon on a weekday! I remember how bummed I was in 2001 when my brother told me Bozo went off the air; I was asking him if he got in queue for tickets to take Nick. Without Larry Harmon, I don’t think WGN would’ve been the cable powerhouse it became too.