Wednesday, April 17, 2013

From Jim Cole



25 years ago today, April 17, 1988, the entire circus world was stunned to learn that 31 year old
Belinda Maynard Amandis had been killed in a trapeze accident while performing in Hialeah, FL.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

So many sad anniversaries. What show was she on at the time ?

paul

Jimmy Cole said...

She and Gaylord were working for a show called "Circus U.S.A." produced by David Mobbs, a former Ringling marketing director. It was under a Florida Tent Rental big top. Quite possibly the same one in this photo, which was taken in Feb. 1988 at the Fair in Tampa.

Chic Silber said...


Wasn't Mobbs a musician in 1 of the

show bands before he was a promoter

Anonymous said...


Thanks Jimmy. keep snapping those great pics.

Paul

Anonymous said...

I believe Belinda performed her act on the Canadian TV show 'Circus' in 1980, would love to see a vid of it, what a tragic loss to the circus world of such a beautiful and graceful artiste :-(