Pinto Colvig

Pinto Colvig
Pinto Colvig in Jacksonville School
Born	Vance DeBar Colvig (1892-09-11)September 11, 1892 Jacksonville, Oregon, U.S.
Died	October 3, 1967(1967-10-03) (aged 75) Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Lung cancer
Resting place	Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
Alma mater	Oregon State University
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice actor, newspaper cartoonist, vaudeville performer, circus performer, animator, screenwriter
Years active	1925–1967
Spouse(s)	Margaret Bourke Slavin (m. 1916–1950; her death) Peggy Bernice Allaire (m. 1952–1967; his death)
Children	Vance DeBar Colvig, Jr. (1918-1991) William Mason Colvig (1920–1992) Byington Ford Colvig (1921–1996) Bourke L. Colvig (1922–1985) Courtney X. Colvig (1931–1990)
Parent(s)	William Mason Colvig (father) (1845–1936) Adelaide Birdseye Colvig (mother) (1856–1912)

Vance DeBar "Pinto" Colvig (September 11, 1892 - October 3, 1967) was an American actor, voice actor, newspaper cartoonist, circus performer, vaudeville performer, animator, and writer.^[1] He was best known as the original Bozo the Clown.^[2] He was the voice of Disney's Goofy. In 1993 he was honored with a Disney Legends award.^[3]

1. ↑ Dawna Curler. "Vance DeBar (Pinto) Colvig (1892-1967)". Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
2. ↑ Buck Wolf. "Battling Bozos". ABC News. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
3. ↑ "Pinto Colvig". D23/Disney. Retrieved 3 October 2015.