Kennedy Swain Sr.

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Kennedy Swain Sr.
Profession circus artist
Personal details
Born 1902-08-31 in United States
Dead 1974-08-16 in United States
Country United States
Locations
Title artist -
Location at Kelly Miller Circus in United States
Title artist
Location at Carson and Barnes Circus in United States
Biography details

Kennedy Swain Sr., circus artist in United States

Born 1902-08-31 in United States dead 1974-08-16 in United States .


Kennedy Swain was born in a railroad show car and brought up on show business. He performed in vaudeville and stage and including being a comedian in Plunkett’s Variety Show. His wife “Snooks” came from a long line of famous circus people, the famed Plunkett family, and was drummer in the circus band. Their son followed them into the business.

The World War II Air Force veteran also worked as a sideshow manager for the Al G. Kelly-Miller Brothers circus and the announcer for the Carson and Barnes Circus.


Family

Total: 1 children

  1. Bill Swain. Born: ?.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). artist Kennedy Swain Sr. in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1893. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories artist | circus | Kelly Miller Circus | Swain family | Born 1902 | Dead 1974 | People from United States

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