Willard Scott

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Willard Scott, 1990

Willard Herman Scott (born March 7, 1934 in Alexandria , Virginia - † September 4, 2021 in Delaplane , Virginia) was an American actor , author and professional clown . He was best known as the actor of the clown Bozo in the children's program Bozo, the clown (Bozo's Circus) and as the first actor in the advertising character Ronald McDonald .

Life

Willard H. Scott grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, and attended George Washington High School . He then attended American University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religion . Scott was married to Mary Dwyer Scott from 1959 to 2002. This marriage resulted in a son and a daughter.

Career

Scott worked as a radio host and professional clown in the 1960s . He was first seen from 1959 to 1962 in the children's program Bozo, the Clown , which was broadcast on television in Washington . In 1963, WRC-TV produced three commercials starring Scott alias Ronald McDonald, which were broadcast in the Washington area. In the same year , “Ronald” made his first public appearance at a Thanksgiving parade in Washington, DC as the new, official mascot of McDonald’s . Scott's career as Ronald came to an end in 1966. From 1982 to 1996, Scott hosted the NBC television program The Today Show as a weather announcer .

factories

Willard H. Scott authored several novels and autobiographies :

  • The Joy of Living
  • Willard Scott's All-American Cookbook
  • America Is My Neighborhood
  • The Older the Fiddle, the Better the Tune
  • If I Knew It Was Going To Be This Much Fun, I Would Have Become A Grandparent First

literature

  • Andrew F. Smith: Encyclopedia of Junk Food And Fast Food . Greenwood Publishing Group, Westport 2006, ISBN 0-313-33527-3 .
  • Heike Mieth: The History of McDonald’s . GRIN, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 3-638-84295-9 .
  • Charles Wilson, Eric Schlosser: Chew on this: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston 2007, ISBN 0-618-59394-2 .
  • Mia Mask: Contemporary Black American Cinema: Race, Gender and Sexuality at the Movies . Routledge, London 2012, ISBN 0-415-52322-2 .
  • Willard Scott: The Joy of Living . Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, New York 1982, ISBN 0-698-11130-3 .

Web links

Commons : Willard Scott  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Willard Scott, Longtime 'Today' Show Weatherman, Dead at 87
  2. ↑ Willard Scott, 'Today' show weatherman and resident merrymaker, dies at 87
  3. ^ A b c Willard Scott: The Joy of Living . Pp. 88, 93-95 & 101-103.
  4. ↑ Andrew F. Smith: Encyclopedia of Junk Food And Fast Food . Pp. 4-6, 12 & 41.
  5. ↑ Heike Mieth: The History of McDonald’s . Pp. 9-13.
  6. ^ Willard Scott: The Joy of Living . Pp. 109-113.
personal data
SURNAME Scott, Willard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scott, Willard Herman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American professional clown, actor, and writer
BIRTH DATE March 7, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Alexandria (Virginia) , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH September 4, 2021
PLACE OF DEATH Delaplane , Virginia