Don Sandburg

Sandburg as Sandy the Clown (1960s)

Don Sandburg (1930 – October 6, 2018) was an American television writer, actor, and producer. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has worked in television, most notably as producer of The Banana Splits for Hanna-Barbera as well as WGN-TV's Bozo's Circus as Sandy the Clown.^[1] In 1967, Sandburg appeared in local McDonald's ads as Ronald McDonald.^[1]

Sandburg died of complications from Alzheimer's disease in Springfield, Oregon on October 6, 2018 at the age of 87.^[2]

References

1. "Bozo Timeline-1960s". WGN-TV. Archived from the original on 9 July 2001. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
2. "Don Sandburg, last surviving original cast member of 'Bozo's Circus,' dead at 87". 8 October 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.

Other websites

• Various shorts clips and original commercial breaks from airings of Bozo's Circus/The Bozo Show Archived 2018-10-09 at the Wayback Machine