Famous Circus Clowns

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Greg Thomas I would recommend that you add Mr. Joey (Nojoe) Thurmond to this list of famous circus clowns. His unique style of being able to keep alive the nostalgic traditions of the older clowns and combining them with new modern situations is simply amazing. He has and is introducing a new generation to this wonderful art form. From a childhood dream he has worked hard and built his very own 3 ring circus that travels the country (U.S.) each year and entertains thousands. 1/7/2012
David Cross Rusty Russell, Owner of Russell's International Circus, is one of the best clowns ever following his career from Jimmy Fossetts, arnet and paulos, Zippos, Hoffmans, Chipperfields, Zavatta and to his own Circus today Which is the best show i watched last year 1/21/2011
Peter Rosa You should add Dean Chambers as ELMO GIBB. He is very famous in the last 20th Century in American circus. 8/31/2010
Bhukhureea Ravi fantastic,i just love clown.I myself is a clown juggler(Mauri-clown) 6/25/2010
Ed Thomas The great tv clown, Bev Bergeron was on tv for 5 years andis credited with introducing ballooms as part of clowning should be listed as a among the famous clowns 2/13/2010
TobyCIRCUS The original Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Clown College was founded created and run by BILL BALLANTINE, a truly great clown. Odd...every clown is great, you know. The greatest clown is only your own favorite one. BILL BALLANTINE was the GREATEST CLOWN of ALL! Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain? You can read all about it, for real, in: "CLOWN ALLEY" published by Little Brown. 8/23/2009
Reece I purchased an old trunk at a garage sale years ago and inside this trunk was a mans whole life history and his belonging's. He was a circus clown and was born into the circus- both his father and mother were circus people too! The original, very old clown suit that he performed in was in the trunk as well as everything he owned. He peformed in the circus til he was seventeen years old then he was drafted into the army. Im not sure if he died there or not. Now in the years of having this old trunk unfortunetely I have lost the trunk in a terrible flood and pretty much everything in it besides a few things. I had a few pictures and can identify this clown- who is one of the earliest clowns and performers in the early 1900's I even want to say late 1800's but I dont think that is right. He was a clown of Ringling Bros, I want to say Barnum & Bailley as well but I know it was one of the earliest traveling circus's and even before it became Ringling Bros. And I have the circus clowns hat which is very old with a few articles and letters. I want to say his name was Roy- its hard to remember bc its been a few years since the flood maybe his dads name was Roy or he was getting mail from someone named Roy. The hat that this clown wore is round and threated in like a black, gold, and red thread, It has a threaded picture of something on the top-flat side of the little hat. Maybe a key or a lamp. Maybe something else Im just describing what I think it could be. It was a circus family that traveled with a horse buggy Im guessing? One picture I had showed a carrage and circus people in front of a large tent. with elephants. Please call me at (254) 210-1385 or (254) 631-0610 if you can help me find out or have any information on this clown and what the value of this property may be worth. Thank you, Reece Sharp 6/13/2009
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