National Clown Week Proclamation
Presidential proclamation of National Clown Week – by Richard M. Nixon? Yes, actually – starting August 1st National Clown Week By the President of the […]
Famous Clowns
Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi
Product description of Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi by Charles Dickens, Joseph Grimaldi Joseph Grimaldi (1778 – 1837), one of the greatest English clowns and pantomimes […]
Joseph Grimaldi – the healing power of humor
An example of the healing power of humor from the life of Joseph Grimaldi “In the July of this year a very extraordinary circumstance occurred […]
Joseph Grimaldi, father of modern clowning
Joseph Grimaldi (December 18, 1778 – May 31, 1837) Inducted into the 1990 Clown Hall of Fame, Joseph Grimaldi was one of the greatest English […]
Biography of Marcel Marceau, (Bip the Clown)
Marcel Marceau – Le Mime Marceau – March 22, 1923 – September 22, 2007 Marcel Marceau is known the world over as the famous mime, Bip. […]
Biography of Buster Keaton
Biography of Buster Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) (courtesy of wikipedia.com’s biography of Buster Keaton) Joseph Frank Keaton Jr. (October 4, 1895 […]
Bob Keeshan, Captain Kangaroo, the original Clarabell the Clown
Robert James “Bob” Keeshan (June 27, 1927 – – January 23, 2004) Better known to millions of viewers as the original Captain Kangaroo, Long Island […]
Charlie Chaplin and his times, by Kenneth S. Lynn
Charlie Chaplin And His Times by Kenneth S. Lynn Kenneth Lynn faced a major problem in writing a biography about Charlie Chaplin. There’s little new […]
Chaplin's Goliath – Eric Campbell documentary
Chaplin’s Goliath: In Search of Scotland’s Forgotten Star (1996) Editorial Review of Chaplin’s Goliath courtesy of Amazon.com Eric Campbell looms large in the history of silent […]
Lyrics to Sardine Song, composed by Charlie Chaplin
Sardine Song, music and lyrics by Charlie Chaplin as performed in Limelight When I was three, my nurse told me,About reincarnation,And ever since, I’ve been […]