Clyde Beatty Circus in United States

Clyde Beatty Circus
Type	circus

Owner	1945-1956: Clyde Beatty 1945-1957: Clyde Beatty 1957: Acme Circus Corporation
Founded	1945
Closed down	1958
Country	United States

Directors

Key People	: Don McLennan (animal trainer) : Hope McLennan (animal trainer) 1957-1958: Clyde Beatty (animal trainer)

Veterinarians

Elephant department

Head keepers of elephants	1947: Clyde Baudendistle (elephant trainer) : Richard Shipley (elephant superintendent) 1944-1948: William Woodcock Sr. (assistant elephant superintendent)

Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates	2021-11-02

Latest document update	2021-11-02 03:37:43

Description

Clyde Beatty Circus, United States , was founded in 1945. Clyde Beatty Circus closed down in 1958.

Comments / pictures1945: The Clyde Beatty Circus was founded by Clyde Beatty (1903-1965), an animal trainer. He formed his own circus Clyde Beatty Circus in 1945 after touring with several circuses including Hagenbeck-Wallace Cicus in his early career.
1946: Beatty toured his circus as Clyde Beatty - Russell Bros. Circus in conjunction with Russell Brothers Pan-Pacific Circus in 1946, then decided to open a show under his name only.

From 1942 Arky Scott was boss elephant man until he was hired to replace Hugo Schmitt on the Ringling Show in 1950.
1956: the circus was sold to the ACME Circus Corporation, and Beatty was hired as a star attraction and the show became Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus.

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Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Clyde Beatty Circus, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=829. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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