1921 - 2010
Art Clokey American Director
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Art Clokey was previously married to Gloria Clokey (1976 - 1998) and Ruth Clokey (1948 - 1966).
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American Director Art Clokey was born Arthur Charles Farrington on 12th October, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan and passed away on 8th Jan 2010 Los Osos, California aged 88. He is most remembered for Gumby. His zodiac sign is Libra.
Art Clokey is a member of the following lists: American film producers, American television directors and American film directors.
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
|---|
| Married | 2 |
23 years, 7 months
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21 years, 4 months
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19 years
|
|---|
| Total | 2 |
23 years, 7 months
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21 years, 4 months
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19 years
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|---|
Details
| First Name |
Arthur
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| Middle Name |
Charles
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| Last Name |
Farrington
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| Full Name at Birth |
Arthur Charles Farrington
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| Alternative Name |
Art, Arthur Clokey, Art Clokey, Arthur Charles Farrington
|
| Birthday |
12th October, 1921
|
| Birthplace |
Detroit, Michigan
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| Died |
8th January, 2010
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| Place of Death |
Los Osos, California
|
| Cause of Death |
Gall Bladder Infection
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| Buried |
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
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| Build |
Average
|
| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
|
| Sexuality |
Straight
|
| Religion |
Lutheran
|
| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Animator, director and producer,
|
| Occupation |
Director
|
| Claim to Fame |
Gumby
|
| Year(s) Active |
1955–2010, 1955–1995, 1953–1995
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Arthur "Art" Clokey (born Arthur Charles Farrington; October 12, 1921 – January 8, 2010) was an American pioneer in the popularization of stop-motion clay animation, best known as the creator of the character Gumby and the original voice of Gumby's sidekick, Pokey. Clokey's career began in 1953 with a film experiment called Gumbasia, which was influenced by his professor, Slavko Vorkapich, at the University of Southern California. Clokey and his wife Ruth subsequently came up with the clay character Gumby and his horse Pokey, who first appeared in the Howdy Doody Show and later got their own series The Adventures of Gumby, from which they became a familiar presence on American television. The characters enjoyed a renewal of interest in the 1980s when American actor and comedian Eddie Murphy parodied Gumby in a skit on Saturday Night Live.
