Hugh brannum biography
Hugh brannum biography
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Hugh Brannum
American composer, vocalist, and actor ()
Hugh Brannum | |
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Brannum as Mr. Green Jeans with Dancing Bear (Cosmo Allegretti) in | |
| Born | ()January 5, Sandwich, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 19, () (aged&#;77) East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Other&#;names | Lumpy |
| Years&#;active | – |
Hugh Brannum (January 5, – April 19, ) was an American vocalist, arranger, composer, and actor known for his role as Mr.
Green Jeans on the children's television show Captain Kangaroo. During his days with Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, Brannum used his childhood nickname "Lumpy".[1]
Early years
Brannum was born in Sandwich, Illinois, in to a Methodist minister.
He attended Maine Township High School in suburban Chicago, where he played sousaphone in the school's marching band, later learning the bass violin.[2]
Brannum went to college at University of Redlands, where he became interested in jazz; after graduation in , he played bass in va