Joseph W. Clokey (1890–1960), American educator, organist and composer
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Art Clokey (1921–2010), American pioneer of stop motion clay animation
The aesthetic environment later became the home of Clokey's most famous character, Gumby, whose name derives from his childhood experiences during summer visits to his grandfather's farm, when he enjoyed playing with the clay and mud mixture called "gumbo".
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Clokey's second most famous production is the duo of Davey and Goliath, funded by the Lutheran Church in America.
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In 1995, Clokey and Dallas McKennon teamed up again for Gumby: The Movie, a feature film.
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Arthur "Art" Clokey (October 12, 1921 – January 8, 2010) was an American pioneer in the popularization of stop motion clay animation, best known as the co-creator of the character Gumby.
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Clokey's career began in 1955 with a film experiment called Gumbasia, which was influenced by his professor, Slavko Vorkapich, at the University of Southern California.