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Brannum was born in Sandwich, Illinois in 1910. He attended Maine Township High School in suburban Chicago. In the 1940s and 1950s, he appeared on the radio as the bass player for Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians. On the radio and on 78-rpm Records , he also told stories about "Little Orley," a farm kid. These stories led to him getting the role of Mr. Green Jeans from 1955 to 1984 . Prior to his time on "Captain Kangaroo" he hosted a local children's TV series called "Uncle Lumpy's Cabin", seen weekday mornings on WABC TV Ch.7 in New York City during the 1951 season. {Link without Title} Characters played by Brannum on ''Captain Kangaroo'' includes Mr. Green Jeans, The Professor, Greeno The Clown, The Old Folk Singer, Mr. Bainter The Painter. Brannum died in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania in 1987. TRIVIA A long-running but incorrect Rumor claims Brannum was the father of musician Frank Zappa , apparently because of a Zappa compositions titled ''Son of Mr. Green Genes'' EXTERNAL LINKS
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