productions by Vincennes University, as well as special events, convocations, and conventions. The adjacent Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy opened on July 18, 2013, on what would have been Skelton's 100th birthday. It houses his personal and professional materials, which he had collected since the age of 10, in accordance with his wishes that they be made available in his hometown for the public's enjoyment. Skelton's widow, Lothian, noted that he expressed no interest in any sort of Hollywood memorial. The museum is funded jointly by the Red Skelton Museum Foundation and the Indiana Historical Society. Other foundation projects include a fund that provides new clothes to Vincennes children from low-income families. The foundation also purchased Skelton's birthplace. On July 15, 2017, the state of Indiana unveiled a state historic marker at the home in Vincennes where Skelton was born. The town of Vincennes has held an annual Red Skelton Festival since 2005. A "Parade of a Thousand Clowns", billed as the largest clown parade in the Midwest, is followed by family-oriented activities and live music performances. Filmography Features Short subjects Box-office ranking Based on rankings of the amount of money earned in box-office receipts for film showings, for a number of years Skelton was among the most popular stars in the country: 1944 – 16th largest box office draw 1949 – 13th 1951 – 14th 1952 – 21st Published works Notes References Sources cited External links Red Skelton Biography Red Skelton Foundation Red Skelton Museum and Education Center Red Skelton Performing Arts Center at Vincennes University Edna and Red Skelton Collection at the Indiana Historical Society RED-EO Video Production Company, article and photo, The Broadcast Archive List of Red Skelton TV Episodes 1951–1971, The Classic TV Archive Literature on Red Skelton Red Skelton at the Internet Archive "Edna Stillwell and the 'Real Making of Red'”, Indiana Historical Bureau 1913 births 1997 deaths 20th-century American comedians 20th-century American composers 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American male musicians 20th-century American painters Red Skelton Red Skelton Red Skelton American burlesque performers American clowns American male comedians American male composers American male film actors American male painters American male radio actors American male television actors American radio personalities American sketch comedians Television personalities from California Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) California Republicans Red Skelton Cecil B. DeMille Award Golden Globe winners Comedians from California Conservatism in the United States Indiana