The Circus Ring of Fame Inductees

Count Roberto de Vasconcellos Circus Ring Of Fame Foundation inductee

Count Roberto de Vasconcellos

Born of Portuguese nobility, experts acclaimed him to be the foremost exponent of classical horsemanship. His career evolved in the great circuses, music halls and

clifford vargas Circus Ring Of Fame Foundation inductee

Cliff Vargas

From the Los Angeles Times Archives: Clifford E. Vargas, whose belief that circuses should be in tents led him to found one of the largest

pat valdo Circus Ring Of Fame Foundation inductee

Pat Valdo

From the New York Times Archives: SARASOTA, Fla., Nov. 11— Pat Valdo, former supervisor of performance and personnel for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey

franz unus Circus Ring Of Fame Foundation inductee

Franz Unus

From Circopedia: By Dominique Jando Unus (1907-1994) was perhaps, in the mid-twentieth century, the most famous hand balancer in the circus business, thanks notably to

Massimilliano Truzzi Circus Ring Of Fame Foundation inductee

Massimilliano Truzzi

Massimiliano Truzzi was born in Lodz, Poland on December 4, 1903 to a famous Russian Italian Circus family. He learned to juggle from Enrico Rastelli,

Thank (Franz Czeisler) Circus Ring Of Fame Foundation inductee

Franz (Tihany) Czeisler

Magician, Circus Owner From Circopedia: By Dominique Jando When he passed away on March 2, 2016, Franz Czeisler (1916-2016), better known as Tihany, was said

theron family Circus Ring Of Fame Foundation inductee

Theron Family

From Sarasota Herald Tribune and Circus Ring Of Fame Foundation: High energy bicycling French family, they were the first European act brought to the U.S.

dieter tasso Circus Ring Of Fame Foundation inductee

Dieter Tasso (Krakow)

Dieter Tasso (born Dieter Krakow in 1934 in Berlin, Germany) has been performing since 1947 and is still going strong. His act includes routines featuring

wilson storey Circus Ring Of Fame Foundation inductee

Wilson (Willie) Storey

Born in France he learned the skill and patience of animal training from the great Alfred Court. In 1939, Storey came to America with Court’s

stephenson family Circus Ring Of Fame Foundation inductee

Stephenson Family

During the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s this English family’s highly charged dog act became one of the most popular attractions ever to command center ring

The highest of achievements in circus arts and culture is celebrated annually in Sarasota, Florida. The Circus Ring of Fame Foundation organizes and hosts the dignified ceremony on beautiful St. Armands Circle before thousands of admirers. The end result is part Academy Awards “Lifetime Achievement”mixed with a Hollywood Walk of Fame style plaque, representing permanent recognition for the artist. After the ceremony, the inductees remove elegant red velvet covers revealing large bronze wagon wheels and biographical plaques, providing a synopsis of their lifelong contribution to circus arts and culture.

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