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Eugene "Arky" Scott 1926 Lee Bros. Circus (Christy #2 Unit) 1927 Downie Bros. 1929 Gentry Bros. Circus (Floyd King) 1934 Chicago Worlds Fair (Animal Supt.) 1937-40 Cole Bros. (Menagerie Supt.) 1941 Clyde Beatty Elephant Act 1942-49 Cole Bros. (Elephant Supt.) 1950-54 Ringling-Barnum 1955 1000 Oaks, Calif. Sometime on the '50s we worked with Arky on the Texas Dates. He was there with the former Tom Packs elephants then owned by Rudy Jacoby. I'm a little foggy on the timing. |
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Cole Bros. Elephant Men #4
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BUCKLES: Thank you for this history of Arky. He was among the most beloved figures at the Compound in Thousand Oaks. Arky once told me he didn't know how old he was, as he had a very hardscrabble early life and never saw a birth certificate. But if we can rely on his death records from Ventura County, California, we have this:
Born: 8 August 1905 - Louisiana
Father & Mother: Unknown
Cause of death: Cardiovascular collapse - Due to: Metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma
Died: 11 April 1968 - Age: 62
Burial: 15 April 1968, Pacific Coast Showmans Rest, Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, California
Tragically, just five days after Arky's funeral, Mabel Stark was found dead at her home, 20 April 1968, of an overdose of barbiturates.
May they rest in peace.
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