Hugh BRANNUM

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Actor, Singer & Musician

AmericanBorn Hugh Roberts BRANNUM

American vocalist, arranger, composer and actor best known for his role as "Mr. Green Jeans" on the children's television show Captain Kangaroo

Born on January 5, 1910 in Sandwich, Illinois, USA , United States

Died on April 19, 1987 in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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Brannum was born in Sandwich, Illinois in 1910 to a Methodist minister. He attended Maine Township High School in suburban Chicago where he played sousaphone in the school's marching band, later learning the bass violin.



He went to college at University of Redlands, where he became interested in jazz; after graduation, he played bass in various bands.

...   Brannum was born in Sandwich, Illinois in 1910 to a Methodist minister. He attended Maine Township High School in suburban Chicago where he played sousaphone in the school's marching band, later learning the bass violin.



He went to college at University of Redlands, where he became interested in jazz; after graduation, he played bass in various bands.



During World War II, he enlisted in the US Marine Corps and joined a Marine band led by Bob Crosby. After the war, he joined the Four Squires, later moving to Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians; Waring's group had a regular radio show, where Hugh met fellow Marine Bob Keeshan, an employee at the station who would later hire Brannum for Captain Kangaroo.



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