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| − | + | |Death = {{deathdate|2015|7|28|1928|5|15}} | |
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|Claim to Fame = Clown<br>Host of children's television shows | |Claim to Fame = Clown<br>Host of children's television shows | ||
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| − | '''James H. | + | '''James H. "Jim" Allen''' (May 15, 1928 – July 28, [[2015]]), better known as '''Rusty Nails''', was an American clown and former host of children's television shows. He was interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!]]''. |
| − | [[Krusty the Clown]] is loosely based on him, but [[Matt Groening]] says that Krusty's mean-spirited nature is nothing like Rusty Nails. | + | [[Krusty the Clown]] is loosely based on him, but [[Matt Groening]] says that Krusty's mean-spirited nature is nothing like Rusty Nails. As a small child, Matt Groening once got to be on Rusty Nails' television show.<ref name=BBKC3>"The Bongo Beat" column, {{KC|3}}</ref> |
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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| − | *{{Wikipedialink | + | *{{Wikipedialink|James H. Allen|Rusty Nails}} |
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{{20th Anniversary Special interviewees|others=yes}} | {{20th Anniversary Special interviewees|others=yes}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nails, Rusty}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Nails, Rusty}} | ||
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Rusty Nails
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Interviewee Information
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James H. "Jim" Allen (May 15, 1928 – July 28, 2015), better known as Rusty Nails, was an American clown and former host of children's television shows. He was interviewed in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!.
Krusty the Clown is loosely based on him, but Matt Groening says that Krusty's mean-spirited nature is nothing like Rusty Nails. As a small child, Matt Groening once got to be on Rusty Nails' television show.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ "The Bongo Beat" column, Krusty Comics #3
External links[edit]
Interviewees in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!
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