Bob Horn
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Bob Horn, born Donald Loyd Horn in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania on February 20 1916 to a World War I veteran and eventually became a radio and television personality in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania best known for being the original host of Bandstand, which later became American Bandstand, on WFIL-TV which first aired on October 7, 1952.
On July 9, 1956, Horn, fired after a drunk driving conviction, was replaced by Dick Clark. The show was picked up by ABC (becoming American Bandstand) on August 5, 1957 and went on to great success with Dick Clark as host.
Horn died of a heat stroke-induced heart attack on July 31 1966 at the age of 50. He was mowing his lawn in Houston, Texas at the time of the incident. His remains were interred at the Forest Park Cemetery in Houston, Texas with the epitaph, "Bandstand."
He would change his name twice before his death. Some academic records from his youth showed that he appended an 'e' to his surname for a while, and replaced his first name with "Robert".
