Buckles Blog: Kelly-Miller #3

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Romig-Rooney Troupe 1948.

JACKIE said...: Kelly Miller in about 44 0r 45. Tommy Bently was wire and dressage. Fay married Bill Snyder, catcher I think Irv Married a Rose, telephone operator from Detroit. They all live in that area locally, the town names escape me. Irv and I did a Clown Boxing act together on the Tom Packs Show "The Battle of the Planet" between Jupiter Jack (Me) and Scurvy Earth Irv. We had music and costumes to fit the characters. Irv passed away in his 90's a few years ago. He did have Ricky the Clown TV program on WXYZ Detroit for 10 years and did great with his name with local appearances. He was one of the hardest working clowns I ever knew. Enough.... Jackie LeClaire; 27 October, 2013 16:11
JACKIE said...: Got cut off with my first comment, guess there is a limit on words. They call the act the Riding Rooneys, as the mother woman in the act was from the Rooney family, Rose, I believe. Carl the father was a Romig and the daughter was Fay. THe clown of course is Irving (Irv)
Jackie LeClaire; 27 October, 2013 16:14
JACKIE said...: All good friends of mine. the Riding Rooneys, They were actually THe Romigs. I thing the mother in the act was a Rooney. Girl, daughter left, Fay, Clown, son, Irving, and Mother Rose I think. The father might have been Carl. I met them first visiting the; 27 October, 2013 16:19

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