Lewis Burr Anderson (1922–2006)
American actor and musician, famous for playing Clarabell the Clown on Howdy Doody television show (1954–60). Saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, and band leader of Lew Anderson Big Band and Lew Anderson All-American Big Band.

External links

• IMDB entry
• Artistinfo entry
• Ball, Leo. “Lew Anderson, the Renaissance Man.” Allegro104, no. 5 (2004): https://www.local802afm.org/allegro/articles/lew-anderson-the-renaissance-man/.
• Obituary in JazzTimes
• Obituary in Washington Post
• Obituary in New York Times

Collection items

• Performance:
  Lew Anderson Big Band
  Live at Grace Plaza
  July 9, 1990
  • Disc 126
• Performance:
  Lew Anderson’s All American Big Band
  April 10, 1992
  • Disc 125