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Pete after she outgrew the name PeeWee & after Sid was sent in semi retirement to the King Show became lead of the Beatty herd for many years & did very well Sid was 29 years older than Pete & died in 72 age 48 Pete died in 99 at age 50
Kenny "Tweety" Dodd was the producing clown of the Beatty Alley in the late 60s & early 70s
Jimmy James lower right Louis Nagy under the trunk Little Mike Fereirra top left Jean Bervoux is under Mike Jean was married to Stella Zerbini & their daughter Gilda who had worked in the Les Block high wire act was killed by a gas explosion in her trailer
Gilda was on Carson & Barnes as a featured aerialist, when the propane tanks on her trailer exploded. Her son was blown through the back, but survived his injuries. Gilda died in the burns unit of a hospital in Houston, on April 19, 1975.
She was married to one of the brothers from the Ramos family teterboard act on Beatty I was told that it was the gas oven that exploded Roger
We almost forgot Bernie Kallman (sp?), @ R, posed above Jimmy James. Nice whiteface, and at one time listed as doubling as a Beatty-Cole electrician.
I left his name out on purpose He was also a thief with past training as a locksmith Roger He was a very good clown & also a fair electrician especially when Bill ?? went on a bender
Andre Ramos was the short brother that Gilda Married Younger brother was Roberto & the older one was Manuel Little bits keep creeping
Bottom left is "Butterfly"
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Pete after she outgrew the
name PeeWee & after Sid was
sent in semi retirement to
the King Show became lead
of the Beatty herd for many
years & did very well
Sid was 29 years older than
Pete & died in 72 age 48
Pete died in 99 at age 50
Kenny "Tweety" Dodd was
the producing clown of
the Beatty Alley in the
late 60s & early 70s
Jimmy James lower right
Louis Nagy under the trunk
Little Mike Fereirra top left
Jean Bervoux is under Mike
Jean was married to Stella
Zerbini & their daughter
Gilda who had worked in the
Les Block high wire act was
killed by a gas explosion
in her trailer
Gilda was on Carson & Barnes as a featured aerialist, when the propane tanks on her trailer exploded. Her son was blown through the back, but survived his injuries. Gilda died in the burns unit of a hospital in Houston, on April 19, 1975.
She was married to one of the
brothers from the Ramos family
teterboard act on Beatty
I was told that it was the
gas oven that exploded Roger
We almost forgot Bernie Kallman (sp?), @ R, posed above Jimmy James. Nice whiteface, and at one time listed as doubling as a Beatty-Cole electrician.
I left his name out on purpose
He was also a thief with past
training as a locksmith Roger
He was a very good clown & also
a fair electrician especially
when Bill ?? went on a bender
Andre Ramos was the short
brother that Gilda Married
Younger brother was Roberto
& the older one was Manuel
Little bits keep creeping
Bottom left is "Butterfly"
Post a Comment