thecircusblog | May 10, 2010
This was a publicity shot for Clyde Beatty’s appearance with Ringling Bros, Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1932. He only appeared just for the New York Madison Square Garden date. After his engagement he would return to Hagenbeck & Wallace Show. Beatty appeared two more times with R B,B and B 1933, 1934. As time […]
thecircusblog | May 10, 2010
This is a very early photo of Clyde Beatty. It was taken in 1926 0n the Hagenbeck & Wallace circus owned by the American Circus Corp…. Bert Bowers and Jerry Mugivan. In 1928 the show was sold to John Ringling. Actually the following is is a little known fact. There was a dispute between Ringling […]
thecircusblog | May 10, 2010
Clyde Beatty’s comic book cover. It came out in 1953 preceding his motion picture “Perils of the Jungle”. In 1954 the Lippert motion picture company produced “Ring of Fear”, starring Clyde Beatty and Micky Spillane.
thecircusblog | March 7, 2010
This photo is of the cover of Beatty’s book “The Big Little Book”. The story is about “The Big Cage”. It was a universal studio film starring Clyde Beatty, Anita Page Raymond Hatton and Mickey Rooney. This photo was given to me for the circus blog from Jack Badal. Thanks …… A little foot note: […]
thecircusblog | February 8, 2010
This is a rare photo of Beatty and his lion Nero. This cat is one big and beautiful animal. The photo was taken in 1931 inside the training bran in Peru, Indiana.
thecircusblog | January 30, 2010
This photo of Beatty was taken by Universal Studios. It was their publicity photo for the motion picture “Big Cage”. It was also used for the front cover of Beattys book “Big Cage”.
thecircusblog | January 30, 2010
It was said that this is the lion trainer that Clyde Beatty fashioned himself after. Peter Nelson 1923. SEE………………..Comment by Roger Smith.
thecircusblog | January 28, 2010
Clyde Beatty and his wife Harriet. Photo was taken from his circus program 1947.
