Mary Hartline, who served as the host and bandleader of the 1949-55 kids TV show Super Circus, died Wednesday in her hometown of Hillsboro, Illinois, a family spokesperson said.
She was 92. At the height of her popularity, Hartline appeared on Kellogg's cereal boxes and on the cover of TV Guide, was the face of Canada Dry ginger ale and modeled for a line of Mary Hartline dolls.
She also recorded for Mercury Records. Super Circus began on ABC in January 1949 from the Civic Theater in Chicago. The Sunday program would typically open with Hartline, wearing a red dress with a white sequined heart across the front, leading the band with a twirling baton.During Super Circus' run, she also hosted The Mary Hartline Show for two years.
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