Art Clokey

Also known as Arthur "Art" Clokey, Arthur Clokey

American animator (1921-2010)

Person · Open Library

Works: 2

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The Gumby movie
The Gumby movie

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Listeners: 13
Total plays: 86

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Quotes

“There's none of this wisecracking and cynicism that you see in … some of the other cartoons. He's supposed to be a role model for kids. He cares about other people.”
“The essence of Gumby is that he makes children feel safe. He's their greatest pal.”
“Clay is embedded in our subconscious. It has been there for at least 50,000 years.”
“I didn’t allow merchandising for seven years after it was on the air because I was very idealistic, and I didn’t want parents to think we were trying to exploit their children.”
“It’s so satisfying, and when you see it on screen, you feel like God because you’re bringing life to clay.”

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Key facts

Born: Arthur Charles Farrington , ( 1921-10-12 ) October 12, 1921, Detroit , Michigan, U.S.
Died: January 8, 2010 (2010-01-08) (aged 88), Los Osos, California , U.S.
Alma mater: Pomona College , Miami University , University of Southern California
Occupations: Animator director producer screenwriter voice actor
Years active: 1953–1995
Notable work: Creator of Gumby and Davey and Goliath
Spouses: Ruth Clokey ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1948 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1966 ) Gloria Clokey ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1976 ; died 1998 )
Family: Joseph W. Clokey (father)
Awards: Inkpot Award (2006)

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Encyclopedic overview

Arthur Charles Clokey (né Farrington; October 12, 1921 – January 8, 2010) was an American animator, director, producer, screenwriter and voice actor. He was a pioneer in the popularization of stop-motion clay animation, best known as the creator of the character Gumby and the original voice of Gumby's sidekick, Pokey. Clokey's career began in 1953 with a film experiment called Gumbasia, which was influenced by his professor, Slavko Vorkapich, at the University of Southern California. Clokey and his wife Ruth subsequently came up with the clay character Gumby and his horse Pokey, who first appeared in the Howdy Doody Show and later got their own series The Adventures of Gumby, from which they became a familiar presence on American television. The characters enjoyed a renewal of interest in the 1980s when American actor and comedian Eddie Murphy parodied Gumby in a skit on Saturday Night Live.

Clokey's second-most famous production is the duo of Davey and Goliath, funded by the Lutheran Church in America (now the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America).

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