The International Clown Hall of Fame in Milwaukee, WI, inducted Colvig as the one who first played and developed the grinning, red-haired clown in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The Hall of Fame took down the plaque of Larry Harmon who had been credited with Bozo's creation, but who bought the identity from Columbia Records in the mid 1950's. But Harmon said he's saddened to have the hall remove his plaque and he denied misrepresenting Bozo's history.
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Medford
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Vertical File Biographies, Colvig, Vance DeBar "Pinto"
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