Actor and comedian Richard Red Skelton, best known as America’s Clown Prince, was born July 18, 1913 in Vincennes, Indiana. He died at the age of 84 in Rancho Mirage, California. His wide ...

Red Skelton spent more than seven decades making people laugh and charming audiences across radio, television, stage and film with his one-of-a-kind comedic style. Born Richard Bernard Skelton in ...

VINCENNES, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — July 18 kicks off the Red Skelton Comedy Convention in Vincennes. Vincennes native Richard “Red” Skelton was a massively popular entertainer who began his ...