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Buffalo Bob Smith
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Actor Born: 1918 Death: July 30, 1998 in Hendersonville, NC Biography:Though the original children's show left the airwaves in 1960 after a 13-year run and "Buffalo Bob Smith" has indeed seen his last round up, he and puppet companion "Howdy Doody" will remain cherished in the hearts of first wave baby boomers as icons of 1950s childhood. Born "Robert Schmidt", the son of a coal miner and the grandson of a Lutheran minister, Buffalo Bob's family initially pushed him towards a music career. He started taking piano lessons at age eight and at age 11 became a church accompanist. Seeing that his son was musically gifted, Buffalo Bob's father insisted he practice every day. One time, he poked a hole in young "Bob"'s football to remind him that football practice was to come after his piano lessons. "Smith" was 15 when he got a job playing piano and singing on a local radio station. For a while, he was part of a trio called the HiHatters and got to tour the country with... Full Biography
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