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The Jumbo Big Top and Ivan doing Iron Jaw

Posted By thecircusblog on February 4, 2011

After many days of practicing with the stage crew on how to pull me up to where the director wanted me for the shot, the director changed his mind for a different angle and wanted me to go even higher just inches from the canvas. It was pretty difficult for the stage crew to get a good, slow, smooth pull on the rigging rope for the mouthpiece cable . It became very tiresome for me being pulled up over and over, so I asked if I could use a weight to take the place of me. All in all on the day of the shoot it went perfect and Al Doebrich was happy. The circus big top was erected inside the sound stage #15. These sound stages are quite large. They used one end and a middle of a circus tent for the scene. I felt right at home.

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Ivan Doing Iron Jaw

Posted By thecircusblog on February 4, 2011

For the motion picture Jumbo, my Dad built the mouthpiece for me…. all leather with an upper and lower bit that fit behind my front teeth. Barbette wanted me to go to a dentist for an impression as to build a plastic upper mouthpiece. My father said no I will do it my way, He was right as usual. My bit was stronger and safer. I later found out that my aunt Bertha did Iron Jaw on grandfather’s circus and she had false teeth. My mouthpiece was fashioned after hers. The different was I had my teeth.

Thanks JL for your comment.

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Guy Gossings

Posted By thecircusblog on February 3, 2011

Julius Von Yul?

No………. It is Guy Gossing….Thank you Casey for the right name. I never worked with Guy, so had no idea what he looked like, but I did know of him and that he was an outstanding trainer.

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Galla Shawn

Posted By thecircusblog on February 2, 2011

I knew her as Tiny Gallagher. I am not sure but I think her first name is Shirley. Please comment if I am Wrong………. I just got an email stating that her first name is Mary.

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