Saturday, April 11, 2009

1969 Ringling #16


1969 Ringling-16, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Rudy Lenz?

Posted by Buckles at 4/11/2009 06:10:00 AM

14 comments:

Jim A. said...

My guess is Mickey Antalek. Rudi and Sue always had a large act with six or seven chimps.

11 April, 2009 07:30
Jack Ryan said...

It is the Mickey Antalek chimps for sure.

11 April, 2009 09:42
J.C. Hall said...

Yes, Mickey and his mother at the back of the ring.

11 April, 2009 10:23
Sue Lenz said...

Yes, Jim is right, It is Mickey Antalek.

Sue.

11 April, 2009 10:55
Chic Silber said...

Was it Mickey or Al Antonucci

that was married to Dover's

ex wife

Chic

11 April, 2009 11:40
Anonymous said...

and now Mickey, Gunther and Charlie Smith all repose within feet of each other. Bless them all.

11 April, 2009 12:31
Anonymous said...

Chic, it was Mickey who was married to Kevata (sp?)

11 April, 2009 12:44
Chic Silber said...

Thanks

Kavetta who had a daughter with

Bob Dover made it very difficult

for him to see her which was a

contributing factor in Bob's

serious depression

It was sad to see him in the

last few years he was around

His name wasn't really Dover

but I forgot his real name

Last time I saw him he was

wandering around the Capitol

Center during Circus America

Chic

11 April, 2009 16:22
Chic Silber said...

Was Al Antonucci married to April

Fawcett or am I just halucinating

Chic

11 April, 2009 16:24
Mr Lee said...

chic,, I bought April and Al's property here in Gibtown about 26 years ago. Not sure if they were actually married or not but they were together for many years. I have since sold that particular piece to Irvin Hall.. Three primate folks have been there over the last 50 plus years.

11 April, 2009 20:49
Wade G. Burck said...

Lee,
That's why the property has held it's value. Let the bear people in and you won't get a dime an acre.
Wade Burck

11 April, 2009 21:56
Chic Silber said...

Is that Mr Lee as in Lee Stevens

If so hi again

Chic

11 April, 2009 22:49
art ricker said...

Mickey, I was with the show in Peoria(I believe) when he died so young. Next date was Rockford..
Boy, We sure did visit a lot of towns in Illinois.

12 April, 2009 06:44
Frank Ferrante said...

DEFINITELY Mickey Antalek! (Sue should know, she worked right next to him for so many seasons!) Mickey was a gentleman in the truest form of the word. I was a 16 year old candy butcher, he saw me at the supermarket across from the old Cow Palace, told me to cut in front of him in a long line, "...because I know how little time you guys in the seats have between shows." That always stuck with me. ~frank

13 April, 2009 17:42

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