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International Clown Day is celebrated each year on first week of August as a tribute to the first recognised group of organised clowns.Clown groups often celebrate the week with special activities such as performing volunteer shows [1] or having their local mayor declare the week as a city celebration to coincide with the national and international clown week.
Billy Jim Baker is a professional clown and songwriter. A member of the International Clown Hall of Fame, he wrote two songs that were recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker, "Too Old to Change" (featured on the 1979 album of the same name) and "Contrary to Ordinary" (featured on the 1978 album of the same name). "Contrary to Ordinary" remains a staple ...
Adler was once photographed by American designer Charles Eames for the latter's visual slide presentation accompanied by circus music, a photograph which today retains fame in the form of a cover for the compact disc Circus Clown Calliope! Vols. 1&2. He was inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame in 1989. [5]
The ICHOF was founded in Delavan, Wisconsin, the birthplace of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, in 1986.It was created as community development project by Gareth Thomas Betts of the University of Wisconsin–Extension and Jennie Schilz Thompson, director of the Delavan Chamber of Commerce to build on the city's circus history.
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Otto Griebling (April 28, 1896 – April 19, 1972) was a German-born circus clown who performed for many years with the Cole Brothers and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circuses. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was one of four clowns given the title Master Clown by Irvin Feld .
The tradition on Bozo's Circus from its start was that at the end of the program, Bozo would lead the audience out of the television studio in a Grand March, complete with baton and music. In 1987, a viewer petition gathered 10,000 names for Brown's Cooky character to lead the Grand March, and Brown was given the honors for a day. [ 25 ]
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]