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, […]
Circus Clown
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 […]
Michael Polakovs, aka Coco
MICHAEL “Coco” POLAKOVS (1923 – 2009) Coco was inducted into the 1991 Clown Hall of Fame.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Prince Paul, circus clown
Paul ‘Prince Paul’ Alpert (1913 – 1987) Inducted into the  Clown Hall of Fame in 1992, Paul Alpert became a  famous little person, after gaining […]
Felix Adler, king of clowns
Felix Adler (June 17, 1895 – February 1, 1960) – The White House Clown, King of Clowns Felix Adler was inducted into the Clown Hall of […]
Ted Ferlo – Ringling Brothers circus clown
Ted Ferlo – Last Walkaround Theodore “Teddy” A. Ferlo, age 47, of Rome, passed away November 18, 2010, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, with his […]