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- Birth nameLewis Burr Anderson
- Lew Anderson was born on May 7, 1922 in Kirkman, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for The Howdy Doody Show (1947), The New Howdy Doody Show (1976) and It's Howdy Doody Time (1987). He was married to Margaret (Peggy) George and Lee Anderson. He died on May 14, 2006 in Hawthorne, New York, USA.
- SpousesMargaret (Peggy) George(August 18, 1991 - May 14, 2006) (his death, 2 children)Lee Anderson (divorced)
- Member of the All-American Big Band, made up of expert musicians from recording studios and Broadway shows.
- He started a band while serving in the Navy during World War II and later toured the Midwest with bands before landing in New York.
It was when he joined the Honey Dreamers, a singing group that appeared on radio and early television shows, that he met Buffalo Bob Smith and became a clown. As a musician and band leader, in recent years, his All-American Big Band appeared on Friday nights at New York's Birdland jazz club. - In the late 1940s, he joined a singing group out of Chicago called the Honey Dreamers that appeared on radio and early television programs such as "The Ed Sullivan Show."
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