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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.
Children: 4: Will Swenson (born October 26, 1972) ... Philo Barnum Television. Year Title Role Notes 2002 All My Children: Purse-snatcher Episode: August 14, 2002
Barnum claimed, in an 1860 pamphlet called The History of Rudolph Lucasie, that the family was from Madagascar and were "white Negroes" who had parents of African descent. [6] In an 1869 version of the same pamphlet Lucasie was said to have been "born of European parents" in Madagascar and were said to be "white Moors" who Barnum claimed were ...
In the 19th century, young P. T. Barnum and his tailor father Philo work for the Hallett family. Barnum falls for their daughter, Charity. When Charity attends finishing school, she and Barnum write to each other until reuniting as adults ("A Million Dreams"). They eventually marry and raise two daughters, Caroline and Helen, in New York City ...
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey dates back to 1919 as a combined circus, but go all the way back to the 19th century as separate spectacles that combined human feats of strength and agility ...
Nancy Fish Barnum Callias D'Orengiani, Baroness (née Fish; 22 April 1850 – 23 June 1927) was an English socialite, daughter of a successful cotton miller and the second wife of P. T. Barnum, 40 years her senior. After the death of Barnum's first wife in 1873, they married the following year in both London and New York City.
The earliest record of Battersby performing as a Fat Lady is in 1869 at P.T. Barnum's American Dime Museum. She was billed variously as both a "Giantess" and a "Mammoth Fat Lady". [4] Battersby, third from right, with a group of Barnum's performers around 1865. In 1883, she was said to weigh 760 pounds and earn a salary of $200/week. [5]
Idol is a father to son Brant Broad. Brant has two children with his wife Teresa. He has a daughter named Mackenzie, who was born in June 2020, and a son named Mason, who was born in July 2022.