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Paper membership card for the Birthday Club sponsored by Whizzo the Clown. Whizzo was a character created by Frank Wiziarde, a children's entertainer in Kansas City, Kansas. He was best known for his children's television show that aired on local stations in Kansas City and Topeka from 1954 to 1987. Wiziarde was born in Westmoreland, Kansas in 1916 and soon joined his family's traveling circus act. In the late 1940s Wiziarde transitioned to broadcasting, but merged the two professions to entertain children.
Date: between 1970 and 1986
Item Number: 223891
Call Number: 1990.90.25
KSHS Identifier: 1990.90.25
Business and Industry - Media/Communications - Television
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Actors
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Movies & Theater - Programs & advertisements
Date - 1970s
Date - 1980s
Home and Family - Family parties and reunions - Birthdays
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Card - Membership
Places - Cities and towns - Kansas City
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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