Buckles Blog: Ground Acts #8

Sunday, December 05, 2010

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Roger Smith said...: Glen Sunbury had a long, and respected career. "Kinko" comes from his cortortionist turns, which can be seen on YouTube. For years, he was counted among those in the Clyde Beatty Circus Unit. He departed with it from the tattered remnants of the 1938 Robbins Bros., the sister show of Cole-Beatty, which suffered a mid-season demise. Along with his partner, Florenz, Arky Scott and elephants Anna Mae (sic), Sydney, and Mary, Albert Fleet with chimps Mickey and Minnie, Jean Evans, and the Beattys, he booked 1939 at Hamid's Steel Pier. Upon closing, he remained with the package for the December 2 opening of the Clyde Beatty Jungle Zoo, in Ft. Lauderdale. He was a close friend and fishing companion of the Beattys. I last saw Kinko on Ringling in the early 1960s.; 05 December, 2010 20:55
Frank Ferrante said...: I remember him from the Ringling show as well, Roger. ~frank; 06 December, 2010 10:46
Ole Whitey said...: Wasn't something mentioned here awhile back about someone having Kinko's little barrel?; 06 December, 2010 12:42
Anonymous said...: He was also On Clyde Beatty, when Clyde was on the Jonny Jones Carnival in the 40's and I remember him like it was yesterday.
He did a remarkable contortion act.
Bob Kitto; 06 December, 2010 19:24

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