HOWDY DOODY WRITER KEAN DIES
EDWARD KEAN, who helped create America’s beloved HOWDY DOODY SHOW, has di ed at the age of 85.
Kean passed away at a nursing care facility in West Bloomfield Township , Michigan on 13 August (10).
He was the primary writer for the popular kids series, which ran from 1 947 to 1960, and was responsible for the It’s Howdy Doody theme song.
Kean is also credited with creating the pop culture phrase "kowabunga!" , used by one of the show’s characters and reclaimed as The Simpsons anim ated troublemaker Bart Simpson’s catchphrase.
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