Date of birth: 24 March 1923
Date of death: 8 March 1979
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Kermit Schafer was a writer and producer for radio and television in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known for creating the term "bloopers" to refer to on-air mistakes made by TV personalities. He is believe to be the first person to collect and present these mistakes, producing a series of LP's and books.
He became a minor celebrity with the nickname "The Blooper Man".

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