Annie Fratellini, famous circus clown
Annie Fratellini (November 14, 1932 – July 1, 1997) Inducted into the Clown Hall of Fame in1994 — the first woman to be inducted.French clown […]
Famous Clowns
Paul Fratellini, of the famous Fratellini clown trio
Paul Fratellini (1877 – 1940) The Fratellini’s were a smoothly functioning trio whose characters provided effective contrasts: Francois, the elegant one (the white face); Albert, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Poodles Hanneford biography – circus clown and trick rider
Edwin “Poodles” Hanneford biography (June 14, 1891 – December 9, 1967) He appeared with Shirley Temple, set a world’s record in the Guinness Book, appeared […]
Rowan Atkinson biography
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is most famous for his work on the satirical sketch […]