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Voice artist Pinto Colvig is perhaps best known for being the original voice of Goofy. What most people don’t know, however, was that he used the exact same ...
18 de mar. de 2011 · Pinto kept regular correspondence with clown legends Felix Adler, Emmett Kelly, Lou Jacobs and Otto Griebling. He also visited “clown alley” whenever a circus came to the Los Angeles area. On May 28, 2004, Pinto Colvig was inducted into the Clown Hall of Fame for his portrayal as the original Bozo the Clown.
Vance DeBar Colvig Sr. (September 11, 1892 – October 3, 1967), professionally Pinto Colvig, was an American voice actor, newspaper cartoonist, and circus and vaudeville performer whose schtick was playing the clarinet off-key while mugging. Colvig was the original performer of the Disney characters Goofy and Pluto, as well as Bozo the Clown.
Born September 11, 1892 in Jacksonville, Oregon, USA. Pinto Colvig was the quintessential clown whose own identity was always hidden but whose innate warmhearted character always came through his many talents. His humor tickled the funny bone and touched the heart. Incredibly gifted in music, art and mime, he spoke to different generations in ...
Vance DeBar "Pinto" Colvig, Sr. was a vaudeville American actor, voice actor, newspaper cartoonist, circus performer, screenwriter, and animator, who was the story man at Walt Disney Productions, perhaps better known for his voice work. His most famous for his Disney role was as the original voice of Goofy from 1932 to 1938, and again from 1941 until his death in 1967. He also provided the ...
Pinto Colvig, however, was able to live the life that he wanted--and, in turn, enriched many. Sources: John Darling, “Jacksonville’s ‘Pinto’ recognized as original Bozo the Clown,” Mail Tribune, May 29, 2004, at Bozo the Clown; Dawna Curler, “Oregon Encyclopedia: Vance DeBar
Vance DeBar "Pinto" Colvig (September 11, 1892 – October 3, 1967) was a American vaudeville, actor, radio actor, newspaper cartoonist, prolific movie, voice actor, circus performer whose schtick was playing clarinet off-key while mugging. Colvig was born Vance DeBar Colvig in Jacksonville, Oregon, the son of William M. and Adelaide Birdseye Colvig. He graduated from Oregon State University ...
