Sunday, September 20, 2009

From Chic Silber #3

This information comes from the University Of Missouri K C
in regards to a first amendment lawsuit before the Supreme Court
Somehow I would tend to trust its content
Chic


Hugo Zacchini
(20 October 1898 – 20 October 1975)
Hugo Timonte Zacchini
Born October 20, 1898
Peru, South America
Died October 20, 1975
San Bernardino, California
Occupation Daredevil and Artist, Sculpter, Taught Art in Chaffey College
Interpreter to as many as 11 languages
Spouse Elsa Gertrude Walker Zacchini
Children- Hugo Anthony Zacchini, Patchay "Pat" Zacchini
Grandchildren- Hugo Waladomo Anthony Zacchini,
Tabatha Diane Zacchini Crabtree, Patrick Eugene Zacchini

3 comments:

David Carlyon said...

In DC in '77 with Ringling's Blue Unit, I happened to see that case being argued before the Supreme Court. It was sheer coincidence, simply a morning I'd decided to visit the Supreme Court when that's the case they were hearing. A TV station was arguing, based on the First Amendment, that it had the right to show Zacchini's entire flight, cannon to net, while Zacchini's lawyer argued that doing so would harm him financially, that if people could see his whole act on TV, they wouldn't come to see it at the circus. Zacchin won.

Jimmy Cole said...

This information posted on today's blog is about Hugo Zacchini 1st, who was in fact a very good artist.

The lawsuit that David speaks of in the '70s was brought about by his nephew Hugo II.

Mireille. said...

Jimmy.
you are rihgt on, Great,
yes he was a good Artis did alot of great
skulter...