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 […]
Whiteface Clowns
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 […]
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 […]
Bobby Kay – inducted into the 1991 Clown Hall of Fame
Robert Smiley, aka. Bobby Kay (1908 – 1983) Bobby Kay was inducted into the 1991 Clown Hall of Fame. He was born on May 29, […]
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. […]
Francesco Caroli, European white face circus clown
Biography of Francesco Caroli (September, 1922 – May 18, 2004) Born in San Donna di Piave, Italy, he worked with his brothers’ equestrian act in […]
The whiteface clown – clown types
Character of the white face clown The white face clown, a.k.a. the classic clown or the whiteface clown, is the clown most people first think […]
Ernie Blinko Burch – famous circus & casino clown
Ernie Blinko Burch (1929 – 1997) Born around 1929 in Linden NJ. At age 15, he ran away from home and followed the Ringling […]