NEW YORK - Lew Anderson, who captivated young baby boomers as the Howdy Doody Show's final Clarabell the Clown, has died at the age of 84.
The musician and actor died Sunday in Hawthorne of complications of prostate cancer, said his son, Christopher Anderson.
Long mute as Clarabell, Anderson broke the clown's silence in the show's final episode in 1960. With trembling lips and a visible tear in his eye, he spoke the show's final words: "Goodbye, kids." :'(
I join you in heartbreak I remember Clara Bell. Great childrens actor. He will missed by our generation and modern children dont know what they missed.
i saw him on happy days one time