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A clown is a person who performs physical comedy and arts in an open-ended fashion, typically while wearing distinct makeup or costuming and reversing folkway-norms.The art of performing as a clown is known as clowning or buffoonery, and the term "clown" may be used synonymously with predecessors like jester, joker, buffoon, fool, or harlequin.
Emmett Kelly – American tramp clown; Frankie Saluto – American clown, Ringling Bros. circus; The Fratellini Family – family of French clowns; George Carl – American clown who performed mainly in Europe. Glen "Frosty" Little – America's last living Master Clown and longtime "Boss Clown" with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey ...
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In early August 2016, the clown phenomenon began in Green Bay, Wisconsin and according to The New York Times, reports began to surface of clown sightings in Greenville County, South Carolina in late August. [12] In Greenville County, it was rumored that clowns were attempting to lure children into the woods with money or loitering around. [12]
Frankie Saluto (November 8, 1906 – July 30, 1982) was an American clown.Standing at just 3'10, he was known as "King of the Midget Clowns". [1] [2] His career spanned 46 years as a professional clown, starting in 1928, [3] although he did not appear in guides until 1931. [4]
It might make you laugh, but this story is no joke. "Fox & Friends" reports the U.S. is suffering from ... a clown shortage. 'Over the past 10 years there has been a drastic decrease in membership ...
Emmett Leo Kelly was born in Sedan, Kansas on December 9, 1898. His father, Thomas, was a section foreman for the Missouri-Pacific Railroad.While he was still a child, the family moved to Southern Missouri where his father had purchased a farm in Texas County, near the community of Houston, Missouri. [1]
COAI, formerly Clowns of America, was established in its current form in 1984. Clowns of America ran into financial difficulties in the early 1980s. This resulted in its dissolution and the formation of COAI and the World Clown Association. It has various alleyways and local clown clubs that serve as meeting spots for members.