What is Art Clokey's middle name?
Charles
What is Art Clokey's full name?
Arthur Charles Farrington
Art Clokey nickname(s):
Art, Arthur Clokey, Art Clokey, Arthur Charles Farrington
Art Clokey date of birth:
October 12, 1921
How old was Art Clokey when died?
88
Where was Art Clokey born?
Detroit, Michigan
When did Art Clokey die?
January 8, 2010
Where did Art Clokey die?
Los Osos, California
Why did Art Clokey die?
Gall Bladder Infection
Art Clokey body shape:
Average
What color is Art Clokey's hair?
Brown - Dark
Is Art Clokey gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Art Clokey?
Lutheran
What is Art Clokey's ethnicity?
White
What is Art Clokey nationality?
American
What is Art Clokey's occupation?
Animator, director and producer
Art Clokey claim to fame:
Gumby
Short Biography
Arthur "Art" Clokey (October 12, 1921 – January 8, 2010) was an American pioneer in the popularization of stop motion clay animation, best known as the creator of the character Gumby. Clokey's career began in 1955 with a film experiment called Gumbasia, which was influenced by his professor, Slavko Vorkapich, at the University of Southern California. Clokey and his wife Ruth subsequently came up with the clay character Gumby and his horse Pokey, who first appeared in the Howdy Doody Show, and later got their own series The Adventures of Gumby, with which they became a familiar presence on American television. The characters enjoyed a renewal of interest in the 1980s when American actor and comedian Eddie Murphy parodied Gumby in a skit on Saturday Night Live. In the 1990s Gumby: The Movie was released, sparking even more interest.