Joseph Reeves Bolton III
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| Joseph Reeves Bolton III | |
| Born | September 8, 1910 Flushing, New York |
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| Died | August 13, 1986 (aged 75) |
| Spouse | Ceil |
| Parents | Florence Youngling (1885-?) Joseph Reeves Bolton II (1874-?) |
Joseph Reeves Bolton III (September 8, 1910 – August 13, 1986) was the host of the WPIX show "Clubhouse Gang" and "Funhouse" as Officer Joe Bolton. [1]
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[edit] Biography
He was born in Flushing, New York to Florence Youngling (1885-?) and Joseph Reeves Bolton II (1874-?). [2] He had a sister, Florence W. Bolton (1907-?). By 1920 his parents were living in Manhattan where his father was a sales manager for hotel supplies. [3]
He started his broadcast career in 1927 as a staff announcer for WOR in Newark, New Jersey. He was the announcer for DuMont Television Network's TV talent show "Doorway to Fame" in 1947, but he left DuMont for WPIX on May 15, 1948 to be a news announcer and weatherman. On January 17, 1955, he appeared as "Officer Joe" and hosted "The Clubhouse Gang", and showed the Little Rascals. WPIX lost the rights to Little Rascals, and in September of 1958, he switched to hosting "The Three Stooges Funhouse". He showed Three Stooges shorts until May 7, 1970. At one time he showed Dick Tracy cartoons. [4] He retired in 1975 to Santa Monica, and died in 1986 at Santa Monica Hospital of a heart attack. [2] [1] [5]
[edit] Film appearances
- Stop, Look and Laugh (1960)
- The Outlaws Is Coming (1965)
[edit] External links
- Joe Bolton at TV.com
- Joe Bolton at the Internet Movie Database
[edit] References and notes
- ^ a b "Joseph Bolton 3d, 75, Officer Joe on WPIX", New York Times, August 16, 1986, Saturday. Retrieved on 2007-06-21. "Joseph Reeves Bolton 3d, who was known to a generation of young New Yorkers as Officer Joe, the host of children's film programs on WPIX in the early years of television, died of a heart ailment on Wednesday at Santa Monica Hospital in California. He was 75 years old. ..."
- ^ a b California Death Index. His mother's maiden name was Youngling and he was born in New York
- ^ 1920 US Census with Boltons
- ^ Tribute to Joe Bolton. Retrieved on 2007-06-05. “Born in September of 1910, he first gained some attention as an announcer for New York Giants football games, and for appearances in sports newsreels. ... in January of 1955, "Officer Joe" began his kiddie hosting duties.”
- ^ His wife was Ceil. He had a sister: Florence W. Bolton Smith who died in Palm Beach, Florida; a daughter, Catherine Bolton of Manhattan, and a son, Joseph Reeves Bolton IV of Port Salerno, Florida
