Arthur M. Concello
Arthur Concello was born Arturo Vasconcellos in 1912, the son of a Portuguese railway worker from Spokane, Washington. When he was three his family moved
Arthur Concello was born Arturo Vasconcellos in 1912, the son of a Portuguese railway worker from Spokane, Washington. When he was three his family moved
By Dominique Jando Circopedia Alfred Court (1883-1977) is perhaps the most remarkable French circus personality of the first half of the twentieth century. Beginning his
The Cristiani circus family can trace its roots back to 1840 when Emilio Cristiani, a gymnast and bareback rider, joined a traveling circus in Pisa,
From Circuses and Sideshows website: Ben Davenport One of the most colorful characters in the circus industry, Ben Davenport owned Dailey Bros. Circus, a large
Concello was known as “greatest woman flyer of all time”. She was the first female trapeze to accomplish the dangerous triple somersault. Born Antoinette Comeau
Circo-Pedia the online Circus Encylopedia defines the Perch-Pole as a long perch held vertically on a performer’s shoulder or forehead, on the top of which
From Pat Cashin’s Clown Alley Kenny Dodd was born April 13, 1938, in Detroit, MI. to Frances (school teacher) and Harry Dodd (auto worker). Kenny’s
Gee Gee Engesser The Blond Bombshell of the Circus World A Biographical Snapshot: Gee Gee Engesser was born into the circus business and mastered a
From Wikipedia: Irvin Feld (May 19, 1918 – September 6, 1984) was a business entrepreneur who built a chain of record stores, promoted rock
LaNorma Fox Information courtesy of Circus4Youth and Circus Fans Association of America. Mrs. Norma Fox started in circus at age thirteen. She says, “I got
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