Buckles Blog: The Equestrian Arts #2

Saturday, February 17, 2007

Jean Allen with Downie Bros. Circus 1939.

Anonymous said...: Does anyone know more of Jean's career?
Whom and where she was trooping in 1949?
Is it possible she was in Culver City, CA?
She also worked with Elephant's too, I believe.
Has anyone info on that?
Please help, I doing some research on Jean Allen.
Thank you,
Tom Holbrook
bozo_history@yahoo.com; 18 February, 2007 13:20
Anonymous said...: After Daily Bros. Jean Allen being a sharp business person operated concessions at spots in the area of Houston, Texas, where she lived. We would see her when working the Texas deates and she was a great woman with lots of personality. All the butchers in those days had high regard for Jean and she had alot of friends.; 23 February, 2007 00:15
Buckles said...: Barbara and I were married in December of 1959, the following Spring, our first booking with the elephant act was a few small Shrine dates in Northern Texas for Jean Allen and Big Bob Stevens.
Despite the close proximity to Hugo, Oklahoma, we were so broke I had to put the arm on Miss Allen for money to get to the first town.
Barbara was always in awe of her since while on the Dailey Show, she and Louie Reed where the ones to teach her how to skinny up on an elephant.; 23 February, 2007 07:19

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