Francois Fratellini, famous white face clown
Francois Fratellini (1879 – 1951) The Fratellini’s were a smoothly functioning clown trio. Their characters provided effective contrasts. Francois, the elegant white face clown. Albert […]
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George Fox, the American Grimaldi, famous white face clown
George L. Fox (1825 – 1877) Known as the American Grimaldi, George L. Fox introduced Grimaldi’s style of violent slapstick and topical satire to the […]
Avner Eisenberg, Avner the Eccentric – inducted into the Clown Hall of Fame in 2002
Avner Eisenberg(1948 -) Avner Eisenberg, a.k.a. Avner the Eccentric, is hard to classify. He has been featured as a clown (inducted to the Clown Hall […]
Gene Lee, aka. Cousin Otto – famous circus clown
Gene “Cousin Otto” Lee (1920 – 2016) Inducted into the Clown Hall of Fame in 1992, Wisconsin’s first Hall of Fame inductee, who was born […]
Arthur Pedlar – famous English clown
Arthur Pedlar (1932 – 2022) Arthur Vercoe Pedlar was born into a Congregational family and lives in in Southport, Merseyside, England. He was educated at […]
Yankee Dan Rice biography
“Yankee Dan” Rice Dan Rice (1823-1901) – President Lincoln’s Court Jester Inducted into the 1991 Clown Hall of Fame The American Grimaldi – Dan Rice […]
Leon McBryde, aka. "Buttons" biography
Leon McBryde, aka. “Buttons” (1943 – ) Inducted into the 1990 Clown Hall of Fame Growing up in Texas, at the age of 7 young […]
Lou Jacobs biography – Auguste circus clown
Lou Jacobs (January 1, 1903 – September 13, 1992) Inducted into the 1989 Clown Hall of Fame Lou Jacobs is a legend among clowns. Nearly […]
Otto Griebling – circus tramp clown
Otto Griebling (April 28, 1896 – April 19, 1972) Inducted into the Clown Hall of Fame 1989 Otto Griebling, who became a fixture of the American […]
How do I start clowning? Clown makeup essentials, part 4
Clowning Tutorial – clown makeup essentials – completing your clown face Welcome back! So far, we’ve talked a little bit about some of the underlying […]