1963 Grotto Circus #14

Grotto%20Circus-14, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr. Blinko and Maran did a balloon routine as the pre-show warm-up. I believe that Blinko met Maran while he was touring the USSR with some show that had been put together by the State Department. Merle Evans was also part of that tour. By marrying her, he was able to get her out of Russia and back to the USA. Some of you probably know more about this and can maybe enlighten us.