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Kermit Schafer

Kermit Schafer was a writer and producer for radio and television in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known for creating the term "bloopers" to refer to on-air mistakes made by TV personalities. He is believe to be the first person to collect and present these mistakes, producing a series of LP's and books.
He became a minor celebrity with the nickname "The Blooper Man".

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Born 24 March 1923
Died 8 March 1979

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    First published in 1973 — 1 edition
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Born 24 March 1923
Died 8 March 1979

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Broadcasting, Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, Humor, Radio broadcasting, Television broadcasting, Anecdotes, Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc.., U.S.

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December 18, 2019 Edited by Camillo Pellizzari merge authors
April 12, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Added photos to author pages.
November 27, 2009 Edited by Sarah Breau Changed birth date, added to death date, added Wikipedia link, added bio, added photo
December 30, 2008 Edited by ImportBot Found a matching Buffalo State College record
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import