Who is Robert James Keeshan?

Robert James "Bob" Keeshan was an American actor born on the 27th of July, 1927 in Lynbrook, New York. He is still well-remembered as the creator of the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, where he also played the title role. Running from 1955 to 1984, Captain Kangaroo became the longest-running TV program for children of its epoch.

Keeshan also played the original "Clarabell the Clown" on the Howdy Doody television program.

After an early graduation from Forest Hills High School in Queens, New York in 1945, during World War II, Keeshan enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, but was still in the United States when Japan surrendered. He attended Fordham University on the GI Bill and few years at Hillsdale College.