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Barnum was born in Bethel, Connecticut, the son of innkeeper, tailor and storekeeper Philo Barnum (1778–1826) and Philo's second wife, Irene Taylor.Barnum's maternal grandfather Phineas Taylor was a Whig, legislator, landowner, justice of the peace, and lottery schemer who had a great influence upon him.
In the 1930 John Dos Passos novel The 42nd Parallel, the quotation was attributed to Mark Twain.. In Star Trek: The Next Generation season 4 episode 13 ("Devil's Due"), Captain Jean-Luc Picard mentions "There's a sucker born every minute" as he explores the possibility of a con artist at work, and Lieutenant Commander Data attributes the phrase to P. T. Barnum.
The film's whimsical title comes from a line spoken by Fields about ten minutes into the film. Whipsnade says that his grandfather Litvak's last words, spoken "just before they sprung the trap", were: "You can't cheat an honest man; never give a sucker an even break, or smarten up a chump."
Love it or hate it, April 1 is the one day out of the year in which it's totally encouraged to pull pranks on friends, family and coworkers, as well as tell outright fibs in the name of tomfoolery.
Barnum is an American musical with a book by Mark Bramble, lyrics by Michael Stewart, and music by Cy Coleman.It is based on the life of showman P. T. Barnum, covering the period from 1835 through 1880 in America and major cities of the world where Barnum took his performing companies.
Barnum hired the 13-year-old, 29-inch (74 cm) George and his 21-year-old, 49-inch (120 cm) brother, Rodnia Jr. The contract required Barnum to give both young men food, clothing, a place to live, and the costs of travel and medical care. Barnum promised to take care of the moral and academic education of the brothers. [11]
6. I believe in following my dreams, so you lead the way. 7. If being beautiful was a crime, you’d be on the most wanted list. 8. Kissing is a love language. Want to start a conversation with me? 9.
Hannum sued Barnum for calling his giant a fake, but the judge told him to get his giant to swear on his own genuineness in court if he wanted a favorable injunction. [ 6 ] On December 10, 1869, Hull confessed everything to the press, [ 15 ] and on February 2, 1870, both giants were revealed as fakes in court; the judge also ruled that Barnum ...