Thursday, June 02, 2011

From Jerry Digney #2


felix2, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Posted by Buckles at 6/02/2011 05:55:00 AM

2 comments:

Frank Ferrante said...

According to an internet report on findagrave.com, "Changing times eventually resulted in Felix Adler's split from Ringling in 1959. He passed away in New York City during surgery for ulcers, while recovering from earlier ulcer surgery. He was one of the first clowns inducted posthumously into the Clown Hall of Fame in Delavan, Wisconsin on April 23, 1989. Each June the town of Clinton, Iowa celebrates "Felix Adler Days". "The Felix Adler Discovery Center", a childrens' museum, has also been established there." ~frank

02 June, 2011 09:55
Chris Berry said...

Robert Ringling actually fired Felix Adler during the time that he had control of the show in the mid-40s. Adler was evidently let go because he worked some winter dates in violation of show policy. When John Ringling North regained control of the show in 1946 one of the first things that he did was rehire Adler.

02 June, 2011 13:25

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