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PAUL WAS A GOOD FRIEND DURING THE YEARS HE AND HIS WIFE HAD THE aNNA dELmONTE Chimp act and his son Rudolph Delmonte was a headliner contortion act with Ringling, etc. and has a family of versatile circus performers. Paul came here as asst. to Oscar Konyot lion act on Ringling and then in a couple of years presented the act himself and then got into the chip biz. Last I saw him he was involved with a chimp facility in Ariz. as part of the Gov. Space progeam. Asume at his and my age as of now he is retired. He was a good guy. He did tell me about his time working at the Hagenback zoo in Germany. Photo looks like him. When I was around him he was very slim.
Hi Jim, I'm sure you are right on that being Paul Fritz. I saw the Ringling show as a boy in 1955 and recall that 3 ring display of cage acts.
Jimmy Cole
This photo is absolutely Paul Fritz on RBBB. The arena he is using was made of aluminum. Albert Rix had one of the same for his bear act. After RBBB Kay Rosaire ended up with one via Hugo Schmitt. Paul, Anna and their son Rudolph, who was three during the time, laid over with their chimps at my family's old homestead not far from the Cole show WQ in Rochester,In. The last time I saw Paul I think was around 1980. He looked the same as in this photo. Paul sure had great success on his chimp breading program up in Ariz.
As Herriott said, a great guy and friend. I also had a good visit with his son Rudolph Delmonte at the NY State fair last year.
Hi, Jim, When you are here are you only going to have time to visit in Florida. You have an open invitation to visit the facility I'm at in Myrtle Beach, SC. Your friend Darryl Atkinson
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