Art Clokey’s most famous animated creations, Gumby, Pokey and their friends, entranced generations of American children. Following his parents’ divorce and his father’s death in a car accident, Arthur C.

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LOS OSOS, Calif. (AP) — Animator Art Clokey, whose bendable creation Gumby became a pop culture phenomenon through decades of toys, revivals and satires, died Friday

LOS OSOS, Calif. — Animator Art Clokey, whose bendable creation Gumby became a pop culture phenomenon through decades of toys, revivals and satires, died Friday. He was 88

Art Clokey poses with a stuffed version of Gumby in 2005. Animator Art Clokey, whose bendable creation Gumby became a pop culture phenomenon through decades of toys, revivals and satires, died Friday. He was 88.

LOS OSOS, Calif.

LOS OSOS, California – Animator Art Clokey, whose bendable creation Gumby became a pop culture phenomenon through decades of toys, revivals and satires, died Friday.

FILE – Art Clokey, the creator of “Gumby,” poses with a stuffed version of his creation to mark its 50th anniversary at an exhibit of Gumby artwork and paraphernalia at the Lynn House Gallery in Antioch, Calif., in this May 14, 2005 file photo …

LOS OSOS, Calif. (AP) — Animator Art Clokey, whose bendable creation Gumby became a pop culture phenomenon through decades of toys, revivals and satires, died Friday

All are very different celebrations of the childhood imagination, wrought into fantasy-world landscapes. That formula proved key to the success and influence of Gumby creator Art Clokey , who died Friday at 88 and helped, at least in a small way …