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Edward Kean is a 96-year-old American writer. He was born on October 28, 1924 in Manhattan, New York, NY. He is best known for his work in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Kean attended the University of Michigan, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1947. He then went on to pursue a Master of Arts degree in English from the University of Chicago in 1949. Kean began his writing career in the 1950s, publishing short stories in various magazines. He went on to write several novels, including The Dark Tower (1962), The Time Machine (1964), and The War of the Worlds (1965). He also wrote several non-fiction books, including The Science of Science Fiction (1966) and The Science of Fantasy (1968). Kean has been honored with several awards, including the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1965 for The War of the Worlds, and the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1966 for The Time Machine. Kean is currently retired and living in Michigan. His estimated net worth is $1 million.

Popular As Edward George Kean
Occupation soundtrack,writer,music_department
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 28 October 1924
Birthday 28 October
Birthplace Manhattan, New York, United States
Date of death August 13, 2010
Died Place West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, US
Nationality United States

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2010

A resident of West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, Kean died at age 85 on 13 August 2010, at a health care facility there due to emphysema. He was survived by his wife, Vivian, as well as by a son, a stepdaughter, a stepson and seven grandchildren.

1987

Stephen Davis, a historian who wrote the 1987 book, Say Kids! What Time Is It?, which chronicled the history of The Howdy Doody Show, credited Kean with writing the show's theme song as the program's "chief writer, philosopher and theoretician". In his eight years with the show, he scripted "almost every line spoken and every note sung", created characters such as Clarabell the Clown and Princess Summerfall Winterspring, and conceived of Howdy Doody's 1948 run for President of the United States. Kean coined the word "kawabonga" as a greeting for the character Chief Thunderthud, which was later adopted by surfers as "cowabunga" and popularized by Snoopy, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Bart Simpson among others.

1956

In Miami, Florida, he produced television programs from 1956, and he became a stock broker in 1958.

1955

Kean left the show in 1955 and went to work in the public relations field and as a stockbroker along with writing a newspaper column called The Consumer Madvocate for a number of years. He was also a lounge pianist in Detroit and Miami. Kean had previously scripted many of the Doody Dell comic books and children books and did further work for Dell (comics and books, both non-Doody) after leaving the show.

1947

Composer, author, lyricist ("It's Howdy Doody Time") and stock broker, educated at Columbia University (with a Bachelor of Arts degree). During World War II, he served in the US Naval Reserve as a Lieutenant junior grade. Between 1947 and 1955 he wrote songs for television and for RCA Victor records and Golden Books.

1924

Edward George Kean (October 28, 1924 – August 13, 2010) was an American television pioneer and writer who helped create The Howdy Doody Show and wrote over 2,000 episodes of the program.

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