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Howdy Doody pioneer Buffalo Bob Smith dies at 80
Television icon Buffalo Bob Smith the Howdy Doody host died Thursday in a Hendersonville North Carolina hospital near his Flat Rock home at age 80. He created the long running children show that helped launch television as entertainment and influenced a generation of viewers and performers. He is survived by his wife Mildred three sons Robin Ronald and Christopher and three grandchildren.
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