Buckles Blog: Early 1950's K-M #7

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Art Miller, General Agednt.

Harry Kingston said...: What a real pleasure to meet this circus person and hear his stories of the past.
I am sure he was the one that came up with in 1956, Last of the circus, see it now or miss it forever.
Harry in Texas; 20 May, 2015 08:05
Ole Whitey said...: Art and Pete Smith had an apartment over "Preacher's" establishment. I have stayed there with Art after the advance was in but before the show got in. Then it was back to the Webb.

Art was at one time credited with a lot of the KM success and growth but somewhere along the line he and Dorey had a beef and it was goodbye Art.

Later on I know Art did some booking for Bill English.

For ten points what was his hometown name?; 20 May, 2015 10:36
Harry Kingston said...: Walnut Ridge; 20 May, 2015 12:07
Ole Whitey said...: Harry: I didn't mean the name of the town; I mean the name Art was known as in Walnut Ridge.; 20 May, 2015 15:41
Ole Whitey said...: Apparently there are no takers. Around home Art was called J Eddie Holmes. I don't know when he picked up the name Art Miller but he went by it on Seils Sterling in the thirties.

Look at some of Art's old Kelly-MIller route books and you'll see he listed Eddie as Contracting Press Agent. And on Seils-Sterling he listed Eddie as Special Agent. An inside joke.; 20 May, 2015 20:49

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