InfoGuide for Clowns & Circuses
Below are resources pertaining to clowns & circuses—originally part of Dougherty County Public Library's FUNtastic Summer Reading Program for Summer 2005.
Library Catalog
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Patrick at the Circus
- Author: Hayes, Geoffrey
- Sidewalk Circus
- Author: Fleischman, Paul
- Circus Caps for Sale
- Author: Slobodkina, Esphyr
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Song of the Circus
- Author: Duncan, Lois
- When the Circus Came to Town
- Author: Yep, Laurence
- Miss Bindergarten Plans a Circus with Kindergarten
- Author: Slate, Joseph
Web Sites—Famous Clowns
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Emmett Kelly, Sr.—world famous tramp clown
- Read the biography of perhaps America's best-known clown, Emmett Kelly Sr.—clown of circus, stage and screen.
- Bob Keeshan—the original Clarabell the Clown
- Read about Bob Keeshan, the original Clarabell the Clown, known world-wide as Captain Kangaroo!
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Lou Jacobs—legendary circus clown
- Read about Lou Jacobs, one of the great circus clowns.
- Felix Adler—famous American circus clown
- Read the biography of one of America's great circus clowns, Felix Adler.
- Roy Brown—Our Kooky Cook Cooky
- Read a tearful farewell to Roy Brown, WGN-TV's Cookie the Clown, Bob Bell's sidekick on The Bozo Show.
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Francesco Caroli—European white face circus clown
- Read about Francesco Caroli, a famous European circus clown.
- Bob Bell—Bozo the Clown
- Read about Bob Bell, Bozo the Clown to WGN-TV's audience in Chicago.
- Red Skelton—Freddy the Freeloader
- Read about Red Skelton, America's greatest clown.... Red Skelton made his mark in TV, Radio, movies and live appearances.
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“The Greatest Show on Earth”—the Movie
- The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer against a background of circus spectacle. There's also a longer movie review.
Library Events
FUNtastic Summer Activities 2005- The Dougherty County Public Library had a FUNtastic Summer Reading Program in 2005! It kicked off on June 1, 2005 and ran through to July 26.
