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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 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 ...
Philo Barnum Television. Year Title Role Notes 2002 All My Children: Purse-snatcher Episode: August 14, 2002 2006 As the World Turns: Vanya Episode: December 18, 2006
Iranistan was a Moorish Revival mansion in Bridgeport, Connecticut commissioned by P. T. Barnum in It was designed by Bohemian-American architect Leopold Eidlitz.At this "beautiful country seat" [1] Barnum played host to such famous contemporaries as the Hutchinson Family Singers, [2] Matthew Arnold, George Armstrong Custer, Horace Greeley, and Mark Twain. [3]
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.
The idea that any publicity is good publicity helps explain why former President Donald Trump was the one to tell the world that he’s a target of another criminal investigation. His legal ...
The Mighty Barnum is a 1934 film starring Wallace Beery as P.T. Barnum. The movie was written by Gene Fowler and Bess Meredyth, adapted from their play of the same name, and directed by Walter Lang. Beery had played Barnum four years earlier in A Lady's Morals, a highly fictionalized biography of singer Jenny Lind.
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 ...