Creator of Gumby dies :(

mmacnaughton Titano: the monster that time forgot! Posts: 60	Creator of Gumby dies :( Jan 9, 2010 2:04:52 GMT -4 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mmacnaughton on Jan 9, 2010 2:04:52 GMT -4 Art Clokey dies at 88 www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-me-art-clokey9-2010jan09,0,3938052.story Alas, poor Gumby. Another bit of my childhood passes on...
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Mike Administrator Founding Member Your 5th worst nightmare. Posts: 1,216	Creator of Gumby dies :( Jan 9, 2010 12:00:44 GMT -4 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mike on Jan 9, 2010 12:00:44 GMT -4 Sad news.
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Creator of Gumby dies :( Jan 9, 2010 23:37:40 GMT -4

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Post by droidofages on Jan 9, 2010 23:37:40 GMT -4

Another icon lost and a major influence on stop motion animation at that. Bummer. My father has been a big fan of his work since he was a kid.

Maybe the recent, Eisner award winning and appropriately odd, all ages comic from Wildcard Ink will turn a new generation on to the endearing character.

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Post by mmacnaughton on Jan 9, 2010 2:04:52 GMT -4

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