Coral Kerr
- Art Department
- Animation Department
Character designer Coral Kerr was born in California, almost on the
sandy beach, hence the name, "Coral". Her mother and father were born
and raised in New York and after her father, William H. "Bud" Kerr, was
an All American at Notre Dame in 1939, his career as a professional
football player for the short-lived Los Angeles Dons team fulfilled
their dream of moving to the California coast. Though football coaching
jobs meant the family moved frequently, it provided an eclectic
exposure for Coral who often sat in the press box, when her father
coached the San Francisco 49ers and drew cartoons of the football
players during games.
In the mid 1960s Ms. Kerr was living at the Hollywood Studio Club in Hollywood, California and to make a steady income she began working at Hanna-Barbera, then the largest, most active animation house. She is best known in the entertainment industry for having created characters for film and television, such as "Cling and Clang", "Witchiepoo", "Freddie the Flute", and numerous others for Sid and Marty Krofft's productions of "H.R.Pufnstuf", but her career began in the theatre, on stage, as a performer in musical comedy, mostly in small roles,appearing in many shows with stars from the 1950's and 1960's,such as George Gobel,Jerry Van Dyke,Giselle MacKenzie,and Juliet Prowse in theatre-in-the-round. As an improvisational comedienne with the Harvey Lembeck workshop in the early 1970's Coral kerr worked extensively with John Ritter,Mary kay Place,Diana Hyland,cast members from the television series "Happy Days" and Mike Farrell of "Mash" fame.
In the mid 1960s Ms. Kerr was living at the Hollywood Studio Club in Hollywood, California and to make a steady income she began working at Hanna-Barbera, then the largest, most active animation house. She is best known in the entertainment industry for having created characters for film and television, such as "Cling and Clang", "Witchiepoo", "Freddie the Flute", and numerous others for Sid and Marty Krofft's productions of "H.R.Pufnstuf", but her career began in the theatre, on stage, as a performer in musical comedy, mostly in small roles,appearing in many shows with stars from the 1950's and 1960's,such as George Gobel,Jerry Van Dyke,Giselle MacKenzie,and Juliet Prowse in theatre-in-the-round. As an improvisational comedienne with the Harvey Lembeck workshop in the early 1970's Coral kerr worked extensively with John Ritter,Mary kay Place,Diana Hyland,cast members from the television series "Happy Days" and Mike Farrell of "Mash" fame.