 vance debar "pinto" colvig (september 11, 1892 &ndash; october 3, 1967) was an american vaudeville actor, radio actor, newspaper cartoonist, prolific movie voice actor and circus performer, whose schtick was playing the clarinet off-key while mugging. colvig is best known as the original bozo the clown, as well as the original voice of the famed disney character goofy. in 1993, he was posthumously created a disney legend for his contributions to walt disney films including snow white and the seven dwarfs and dumbo. ==personal life== colvig was born vance debar colvig in jacksonville, oregon, one of seven children of judge william mason colvig (1845â1936) and wife adelaide birdseye colvig (1856â1912).medford pioneers although william colvig was a pioneer, an attorney and a distinguished oregonian, he was never actually a judge. pinto graduated from oregon state university in 1911 at age 18. after marrying margaret bourke slavin (1892â1950) in 1916, he settled with his wife in san francisco, where four of their five boys were born (their last son was born in los angeles).oregon encyclopedia a lifelong smoker, colvig was one of the pioneers in advocating warning labels about cancer risk on cigarette packages in the united states. colvig was the father of the character and voice actor vance colvig, who also later portrayed bozo the clown on a live tv p
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