Task 3
Questions 11-15
Read about a famous clown.
For questions 11-15, complete the form with one or two words in each space.
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A Clown to Remember
After 60 years of entertaining people dressed as a clown, Eugene Skelton, or Quacky, as his audiences will remember him, performed his last gig on NBC television last Saturday. The star of Smiling Face ended his long career by saying: "If I have said or done some little thing that brought a smile to your face, my purpose as a clown has been fulfilled."
Eugene was born in the USA into a family with five children and learned young that he could make people laugh. After two years at university, he quit because he realised he didn't want to be a lawyer. But before becoming a professional clown, he worked as a clerk for five years because he had to provide for his family.
His son, who is a comedian and goes by the name of Funnywinks, says: "Everybody thinks that if your dad is a clown, you must be laughing all the time. But it wasn't like that. My sister and I often had to help dad blow the balloons for his acts. And believe me, that wasn't great fun."
During his professional career Eugene's acts took the family across the country and into America for festivals during the summer. In the winter, with the family at home in Canada, he travelled solo to perform at events and on TV.
Eugene also appeared in several films. His first contact with Hollywood came in the form of a failed screen test for Clown Family. In 1964 he made his film debut in Wonderful Time and became famous.
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