James Wall

NEW YORK—James Wall, Captain Kangaroo's neighbor "Mr. Baxter" on the children's show and longtime stage manager for CBS News, has died. He was 92. <br />The former vaudevillian joined the popular children's show in 1962 as a stage manager before persuading the show's producers to create its first black character in 1968. <br />He played Baxter and another recurring roll on the show until 1978. <br />Wall was a stage manager for many CBS broadcasts over the years, including "60 Minutes," ''Face the Nation," and the US Open Tennis Championships. <br /> <br />