Screenland Plus TV-Land (Nov 1952 - Oct 1953)

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confused Mr. Skelton A "born performer," Red's made a fortune out of making people laugh. His career is one of the great sagas of show business. By Louis Reid Funnyman Red Skelton, who parlayed a doughnut-dunking routine into a fabulous fortune, is discovering that no matter how big the bankroll or ample the acclaim, domestic trouble can make life a little less than idyllic. Red recently was involved in such a stormy row with his chic, flame-haired wife, Georgia, that he moved bag and baggage out of his swanky Bel Air, Calif., home into the Beverly Hills Hotel. For making people laugh, Red has become the leading competitor of Fort Knox, Ky., in garnering gold. Indeed, he is probably the most successful prospector today in Hollywood's lush, ever beckoning hills — a true colossus of comedy. But the disputes at home were far from funny to the champ funster. The sharp recriminations echoed loudly through the film colony. To add to his woe and to Hollywood's concern, was the fact that the quarrels took place as he was about to undergo surgery for diaphragmatic hernia, commonly called an upside-down stomach. "I'm so much in love that it's (continued on pace 66) 42