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| Stylish 1930s woman on a fairground ride. by Mary |
Showing posts with label circus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label circus. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
Molly Picon
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| Molly Picon in Circus Girl, 1928 |
Friday, September 21, 2012
Eddie Albert
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| (L to R) Sue Lyon, Mildred Dunnock, Anne Bancroft, Margaret Leighton, Eddie Albert |
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| A graduate of the University of Minnesota, Eddie Albert was a circus trapeze flier before becoming a stage and radio actor. Edward Albert Heimberger (April 22, 1906 – May 26, 2005), known professionally as Eddie Albert, was an American actor and activist. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1954 for his performance in Roman Holiday, and in 1973 for The Heartbreak Kid. In 1965, Albert was approached by producer Paul Henning to star in a new sitcom for CBS called Green Acres. His character, Oliver Wendell Douglas, was a lawyer who left the city to enjoy a simple life as a farmer.Co-starring on the show was Eva Gabor as his urban, spoiled wife. |
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Betty Broadbent
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| Betty Broadbent, (November 11, 1909-March 28, 1983) also known as the “tattoo’d lady” was born on November 1, 1909 in Philadelphia. Broadbent’s interest in tattooing began at the early age of fourteen. It was then Broadbent met Jack Redcloud while working as a nanny in Atlantic City. He was covered in tattoos, which fascinated Broadbent. This fascination would lead Redcloud to introduce Betty Broadbent to his tattoo artist, Charlie Wagner. In 1927 Wagner, alongside several other tattoo artists, including: Tony Rhineagear, Joe Van Hart and Red Gibbons would tattoo a bodysuit of over 565 tattoos on Broadbent. |
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Artoria Gibbons
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| Randal Levenson, Anna "Artoria" Gibbons, Hall and Christ Sideshow, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1976 |
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| Artoria was a tattoo attraction that worked for 35 years in circus and carnival sideshows, including the Ringling, Barnum & Bailey Brothers Circus (from 1921 to 1923), the Hagenbeck-Wallace in 1924 and others. Artoria was the stage name for Mrs. C. W. (Red) Gibbons. Artoria’s tattoos were amazing: magnificent reproductions of paintings by Raphael and Michelangelo and a few patriotic designs but for those few exceptions the main inspiration is Italian. |
Monday, September 3, 2012
Vintage Circus Performers
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| Snake Charmer |
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| Iron Jaw Kimball Twins, 1920s” by Frederick W. Glasier |
Monday, July 30, 2012
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