thecircusblog | October 4, 2010
This is a rare photo of Peter Taylor on the Robinson Circus, 1924. Taylor was from England. He traveled to Germany where the Hagenbeck training compound was located and he began learning his training skills. Taylor was one of a very few who worked a fighting style cat act. His act consisted of Black Maned Lions and […]
thecircusblog | October 4, 2010
One of a few autographed photos that still exist. Thank you Jack Badal for this photo.
thecircusblog | October 4, 2010
This photo of Clyde Beatty was taken in 1923 on the John Robinson Circus. At that time he was working a bear act and mixed group of lions, tigers, leopards and pumas.
thecircusblog | October 4, 2010
This photo was taken in the early 1950’s or the late 1940’s on the Atayde Bros Circus. Joe was their lion trainer…………………………….See comment from Casey Gibbs.
thecircusblog | September 26, 2010
This is a still photo taken during a shoot of the movie “The Big Cage” Starring Clyde Beatty. Movie production by Universal studio, 1933.
thecircusblog | September 26, 2010
From the left the sixth person in a white dress, look just below, Clyde Beatty can be seen in his whites kneeling down. This photo was taken in 1943.
thecircusblog | September 26, 2010
thecircusblog | September 15, 2010
It was brought to my attention today that “Prince Bogino” Emanuel Jr. Ruffin passed away on Tuesday 9-14- 10. It is said that he was a protege of Clyde Beatty. Thanks for the comment from William C. Shoop
thecircusblog | May 29, 2010
This photo was taken of him on his jungle farm 1942. George Keller was known for his dynamic cat act,”Keller’s Jungle Killers”. He got his nick name “Professor ” because he was a college professor of visual arts at Bloomsburg Teachers College, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, This was before he became a cat trainer… most likely he thought it was safer in […]
thecircusblog | May 29, 2010
Roger Smith sent this article to me for posting in the circus blog ……….Thanks Roger. I can’t count the times I have had to shout out “keep those people back”. It is an animal man’s nightmare when the audience is to close to the ring…………… Remember Casey, how hard it was with the Chimp act. Read […]
