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Sober Sam, a rare oddity indeed...
"Sober Sam, the man who never smiles" was a sideshow attraction with the Russell Bros. Circus during the 1939 season. $50 (a considerable sum back then) was offered to anyone who could make Sam laugh. (Nobody ever could.)
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Gumpertz.
Sober Sam, a rare oddity indeed...
"Sober Sam, the man who never smiles" was a sideshow attraction with the Russell Bros. Circus during the 1939 season. $50 (a considerable sum back then) was offered to anyone who could make Sam laugh. (Nobody ever could.)
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