Art Clokey: Creator of Gumby Dies at 88

Art Clokey was an American animator. Born Arthur Farrington on October 12, 1921, in Detroit, he was adopted by a family in California and studied at the University of Southern California.

He created Gumby, the green clay character, and his orange horse Pokey, using stop-motion clay animation. The Gumby Show began on NBC in 1956, and the character returned in the 1980s after Eddie Murphy parodied him on Saturday Night Live.

He also made the series Davey and Goliath for a Lutheran church. Clokey died of natural causes at his home in Los Osos, California, on January 8, 2010, at age 88.

Achievements: Creator of Gumby and Pokey, Davey and Goliath.

Birth: October 12, 1921 - Detroit, Michigan.

Profession: Animator.

Interesting Facts: Eddie Murphy's SNL parody revived Gumby.