Larry 'Bozo' Harmon is Dead

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show-business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83. His publicist, Jerry Digney, told The Associated Press that Harmon died at his home. Although not the original Bozo, Harmon portrayed the popular clown in countless appearances and, as an entrepreneur, he licensed the character to others, particularly dozens of television stations around the country. The stations in turn hired actors to be their local Bozos. The business — combining animation, licensing of the character, and personal ppearances — made millions, as Harmon trained more than 200 Bozos over the years to represent him in local markets.