Clyde Beatty
American animal trainer and actor (1903–1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clyde Beatty (June 10, 1903 – July 19, 1965) was a famed animal trainer, zoo owner, and circus mogul. He joined Howe's Great London Circus in 1921 as a cage boy and spent the next four decades rising to fame as one of the most famous circus performers and animal trainers in the world. Through his career, the circus impresario owned several circuses, including his own Clyde Beatty Circus from 1945 to 1956.[1]
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Clyde Beatty | |
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Born | (1903-06-10)June 10, 1903 |
Died | July 19, 1965(1965-07-19) (aged 62) Ventura, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills |
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Years active | 1921–1965 |
Spouses | Earnestine Pegg
(m. 1926; div. 1932)Harriett Evans
(m. 1933; died 1950)Jane Abel
(m. 1951) |
Children | 2 |
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