Sunday, May 07, 2006

Al G. Barnes Circus 1937 Program #6


I had the pleasure of meeting Bert Nelson in 1972 when we were out West with the Vargas Show. Parley Baer introduced us and we had dinner between shows, what a charming and classy gentleman.

Posted by Buckles at 5/07/2006 06:25:00 AM

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow,what a great picture,(like so many others here).

07 May, 2006 06:59
Anonymous said...

You sent me one of Gene Like this Buckles. I treasure it as a link to long, long, long ago. You know I am drowning my key board.

07 May, 2006 08:02
Anonymous said...

This is Bert with his lioness, Norma. They worked vaudeville with this act for many successful years. Mabel Stark introduced me to Bert when he visited us at Jungleland some half a dozen times. As Buckles says, he was a class act. Always looked, as they say, like he just walked out of the barber shop and just stepped out of the dry cleaners. A very elegant and gracious gentleman. He had retired from circus work to the real estate business around Fontana, California. I corresponded with Bert until his death in 1975. He sent me many autographed photos of his career and shared many memories of Mabel. I was very grateful when he showed up to visit me on Castle, at the Shrine Auditorium, in LA, in 1972.

09 May, 2006 14:42
Anonymous said...

If you want a little circus trivia, who can tell me Bert Nelson's full name...?

09 May, 2006 14:45
Anonymous said...

I think his actual first name was Carbert. Nelson's probably his middle name.

09 May, 2006 19:59
Anonymous said...

Have always heard good things about Bert Nelson, but not alot of info or photo's of the cats he worked with.

10 May, 2006 23:35
Anonymous said...

To Roger S. Bert Nelson was born Cardburt Nelson Snyder and began his career in 1925 on Al. G. Barnes Circus. In 1933 he doubled for Johnny Weismuller in the movie "TARZAN AND HIS MATE"

13 May, 2006 13:45
Anonymous said...

Bingo. Good answer. Many details like this become obscured over time.

14 May, 2006 12:15

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