Clyde Beatty

Clyde Beatty , circus animal trainer in United States

Born 1903-06-10 in United States dead 1965-07-19 in United States .

Clyde Beatty grew up in Bainbridge. His father's name was kept secret from his mother, Margaret Beatty Tong, daughter of Charles Beatty Sr., and those in the family who knew would never reveal his identity.

Professional career

• 1921 Howe's Great London, joined 16 August, Washington Court House, Ohio
• 1922 Gollmar Bros (same show as above) until on 1 November when Beatty was picked up by the Hagenbeck-Wallace train on the way to Peru, Indiana along with hippo Victor to appear on the corporation's winter show 1923 John Robinson's-for the most part the
• 1922 Gollmar show-frequently billed as "100th Anniversary"
• 1924 John Robinson's
• 1925-1934 Hagenbeck-Wallace (sometimes Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace)
• 1931-1934 Played dates at Madison Square Garden & Boston Garden with Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey, then back to Hagenbeck-Wallace each year for road tours
• 1935-1938 Cole Bros (sometimes Cole Bros-Clyde Beatty; Cole closed early on 15 August 1938)
• 1938 Robbins Bros Beatty (same owners as Cole), Beatty joined 15 August for remainder of season
• 1939 Million Dollar Pier, Atlantic City
• 1940 Hamid-Morton- This show while under tents was the leased Wallace Bros Circus repainted. Sometimes Hamid-Morton featuring Clyde Beatty, sometimes Hamid-Morton Clyde Beatty Combined (the titles were also used on some indoor dates)
• 1941-1942 Johnny J. Jones Shows (railroad carnival) 1943 Clyde-Beatty-Wallace Bros (actually the Wallace Bros show), Beatty paid for act and use of his name
• 1944 Clyde Beatty-Russell Bros (actually the Russell Bros show), Beatty paid for act and use of his name
• 1945 Clyde Beatty Circus, sometimes Clyde Beatty All New Trained Wild Animal Circus (motorized-the former Wallace Bros, Beatty owned)
• 1946 Clyde Beatty Circus (the former Russell Bros-Pan Pacific Circus on rails), Art Concello, principal owner, Beatty bought him out post-1946 season
• 1947-1956 Clyde Beatty Circus (on rails 1955-mid 1955, Concello becomes part owner)
• 1956 Clyde Beatty Circus closes early 9 May Burbank, California, to winter quarters in Deming, New Mexico; show reorganized under new owners, reopened 30 August, Deming
• 1957-1958 Clyde Beatty Circus, new owners, on trucks
• 1959-1965 Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros Circus, on trucks
• 1964 Beatty out for Cancer treatment 18 July until 30 October
• 1965 Beatty leaves show 10 May, never returns

Family

Total: 3 children

1. Joyce Ferguson. Born: 1927-01-05. Dead: † 2001-06-05
2. Harriet Albina Beatty Say. Born: 1931-12-24. Dead: † 2010-12-20
3. Clyde Beatty Jr.. Born: 1952.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_Beatty
• https://chapsgs.com/2019/07/clyde-beatty-bainbridges-contribution-to-the-circus/

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