Friday, May 24, 2013

Eugene Scott #14

Posted by Buckles at 5/24/2013 05:27:00 AM

2 comments:

Roger Smith said...

If the zoom thing is working, Gloria Grahame is styling at L. Who is the girl mounted in Center? Arky remained duly proud the rest of his life of his 6 months on this picture.

24 May, 2013 18:35
Roger Smith said...

From the Death Records of Ventura County, California:

EUGENE HOWARD SCOTT

Birthplace: Louisiana
Born: August 8, 1905
Mother and Father: Unknown
Last Occupation: Elephant Trainer
Years in Occupation: 45
Last Employer: Jungleland
Length of Stay in County: 12 years
Length of Stay in California: 12 years
Usual Residence: 2034 Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Thousand Oaks, California
Date of Death: April 11, 1968, 5:45 p.m.
Cause of Death: Metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma.
Onset to Death: 1 year.
Funeral Director: Bresse Bros. & Gillette, Los Angeles
Burial: April 15, 1968
Interment: Pacific Coast Showmens Rest, Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles

Notes: The date of birth was creative. He may have been 62, but Arky told me he had no idea how old he was. His first memories were of a harsh orphanage, or boys home, in Louisiana, from which he escaped before his teens--as he reckoned his age. The residence address given was that of Jungleland. He rests among many great showmen, such as Cheerful Gardner and Louis Roth. Five days after his funeral, on April 20, Mabel Stark was found dead in her home.

24 May, 2013 19:16

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