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2019-05-11 -Obits-

Johnny Carson TV Jim Fowler, former host of ‘Wild Kingdom,' dies at 89

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) ‐ Jim Fowler, a naturalist who rose to fame on the long-running television program "Wild Kingdom" and who famously bantered with Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show," has died. He was 89.

Fowler died peacefully Wednesday at his home in Norwalk, Connecticut, surrounded by family, said Jennifer Whitney, a spokeswoman for Mutual of Omaha, which sponsored the show.

"Jim was one in a million, and with his passing we’ve lost a true wildlife icon," she said in an email. "His memory will remain through the work he did on Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, as well as through the many parks, wildlife centers and nature preserves to which he lent his expertise. But perhaps his most important legacy will be the role he played in inspiring the next generation of naturalists and wildlife experts."

"Wild Kingdom" debuted in 1963. Fowler began as an assistant and later became a co-host with Marlin Perkins before taking over as host.

Fowler had his arm swallowed by an anaconda and was charged by a gorilla and other creatures.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-05-11 07:04|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top

#1 I believe most would agree Jim Fowler made the old world a better place.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-05-11 07:12|| 2019-05-11 07:12|| Front Page Top

#2 It was a better time. With better people.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-05-11 08:18|| 2019-05-11 08:18|| Front Page Top

#3 re: #2....and much more humility around.

Posted by AlanC 2019-05-11 11:15|| 2019-05-11 11:15|| Front Page Top

#4 "Wild Kingdom" debuted in 1963. Fowler began as an assistant and later became a co-host with Marlin Perkins before taking over as host.

Fowler had his arm swallowed by an anaconda and was charged by a gorilla and other creatures.

Yeah, Marlin Perkins sat in the studio and narrated while Fowler was out in the field risking his neck with the animals.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2019-05-11 12:40|| 2019-05-11 12:40|| Front Page Top

#5 How much did the gorilla charge him and what for?

Posted by Deacon Blues 2019-05-11 14:48|| 2019-05-11 14:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Somewhere beyond the rainbow, Carson, Ed McMahon, Fowler, Robin Williams, and Johnathon Winters are having a very good laugh.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-05-11 14:53|| 2019-05-11 14:53|| Front Page Top

#7 Another great emtertainer Harlem Globe Trotter Meadowlark Lemon passed on recently without anyone really noticing. Great, great blessed generation from the Golden Age of American entertainment loved around the world is now going, going, ... gone.

Posted by Ebbavirt Clunk4147 2019-05-11 20:01|| 2019-05-11 20:01|| Front Page Top

#8 Dear Jim,

Thank you sir.

Posted by Woodrow 2019-05-11 20:58|| 2019-05-11 20:58|| Front Page Top

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