It's Proske. This act can be seen in brief on YouTube It's a very short clip under 1940s Coney Island acts. It was a matter of luck that I found it, since Proske is not billed by name. In his day, he was respected as a tiger trainer, but here we see once again, our leading old-timers are considered just another nameless circus act.
For those that may not be aware, Mr Proske's book, "Lions, Tigers, and Me" Is a great read. It came out sometime in the '50's or early '60's as I recall.
The Keller book, "Here Keller, Train This" is also good as I recall, but is hard to find.
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Professor George Keller
Roman Proske
It's Proske. This act can be seen in brief on YouTube It's a very short clip under 1940s Coney Island acts. It was a matter of luck that I found it, since Proske is not billed by name. In his day, he was respected as a tiger trainer, but here we see once again, our leading old-timers are considered just another nameless circus act.
For those that may not be aware, Mr Proske's book, "Lions, Tigers, and Me" Is a great read. It came out sometime in the '50's or early '60's as I recall.
The Keller book, "Here Keller, Train This" is also good as I recall, but is hard to find.
They both wore similar hats. Got me confused.
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