Bert Williams
Bert Williams (Egbert Austin Williams) (1874 – 1922) Born in the West Indies, Bert Williams was a black entertainer appearing as a song-and-dance clown in […]
Happy Hobo and Sad Tramp Clowns
Happy Kellems
Harold “Happy” Kellems (February 6, 1905 – February 9, 1987) Happy Kellems was a tramp-character clown, minstrel, and vaudeville performer. A native of Evansville, Indiana, […]
Joe Jackson Sr (1873-1942)
Joe Jackson Sr. was born as Joseph Francis Jiranek in Vienna, Austria. He was Austrian bicycle champion, and a member of a world champion bicycle […]
Al Ross, famous Shrine clown
Al Ross (1907 – 1981) Born Alphonse Helwig in Cincinnati, Ohio, he took the professional name Al Ross in 1930. That was when he was […]
Jim Howle, tramp clown, artist and teacher
JIM HOWLE (1939 – ) Jim Howle is one of the most versatile clowns performing today. In addition to his performing skills, which are finely […]
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 […]
Long-lasting smile – a story about Emmett Kelly Sr.
A Long-Lasting Smile – a story about Emmett Kelly Sr. Shortly after World War II, when I was 9 or 10, my parents took me […]
Emmett Kelly Sr. biography – world famous tramp clown
Emmett Kelly, Sr. (December 9, 1898 – March 28, 1979) – Weary Willy Emmett Kelly Sr., the most well-known of the tramp clowns of the […]
Mark Anthony, famous tramp clown
Mark Anthony, famous circus tramp clown (1915-June 23, 1990) The famous circus clown Mark Anthony was born Mark Galkowski in Norwich, Connecticut in 1915. During […]
Homer / Don Burda – last walkaround
(from Richard Snowberg) Dear Clown Camp Family Members, We have lost a member of our family. With sorrow I am writing to tell you that […]