Ernest "Ernie" Coombs, CM (November 26, 1927-September 18, 2001) was a children's entertainer, best known for the long-running Canadian television series "Mr. Dressup". Ernest Coombs was born in Lewiston, Maine, United States, and pursued a career in children's entertainment after attending North Yarmouth Academy in Yarmouth, Maine. Wikipedia
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Beloved kids performer Ernie Coombs was a fixture on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, "CBC," for three decades. Coombs was lured to Canada in 1963 by the progressive ideas of the public broadcasting system, beginning his career as an assistant puppe www.imdb.com/name/nm0177672/
