Art Clokey
Animator
About This Interview
Art Clokey (1921-2010) was interviewed for three-and-a-half hours in Los Osos, CA. Mr. Clokey spoke of his work creating and producing the classic clay-animated character Gumby, which debuted on Howdy Doody. The character soon had his own show on NBC and had many resurgences since his debut. Mr. Clokey also spoke about his work producing Davey and Goliath, a series created for the Lutheran Church and syndicated throughout the country. The interview was conducted by Karen Herman on July 19, 2001.
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IN THE NEWS: Art Clokey passed away on January 8, 2010. Link to his Los Angeles Times obituary.
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Highlights
Art Clokey on how he'd like to be remembered as a lover of children and server of society; "help ever hurt never" (01m 36s)
Art Clokey on creating Gumby ; how he came up with the shape, the backstory of "Gumbasia" (05m 32s)
Art Clokey on his realization of the power of the film medium, while studying at USC (02m 41s)
Art Clokey on the heart emblem he used on Gumby and the philosophy behind the series- "an act of love to children" (01m 42s)- Art Clokey on animated TV advertising campaigns he did for Coca-Cola and Budweiser; describes pixelation (07m 55s)
- Art Clokey on the source of his creative inspiration (01m 20s)
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Mr. Clokey had a nice and full life. He certainly got around... Studio City, Santa Monica, Glendora, Topanga, Saucelito, Los Osos.
So glad you were able to preserve Art's story.
Clokey had great taste.. in stop motion animation, and in drugs!
YOU ARE GOD.
i want someone to interview me about my life one day..
This guy is a machineeeee
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