Vates Lola Swenson Engesser

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Vates Lola Swenson Engesser
Profession circus director
Personal details
Born 1896-05-03 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah in United States
Dead 1984-09-14 Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio in United States

Spouse(s) George Engesser

Country United States

Locations
Title director -
Location at Schell Brothers Circus in United States

Biography details

Vates Lola Swenson , circus director in United States

Born 1896-05-03 in United States dead 1984-09-14 in United States .

Vates Lola Swenson Engesser was a Circus entertainer. A vaudeville troupe passing through St. Peter was looking for a new piano player, and someone suggested her husband, George Engesser, who was working at a music store. He got the job and soon had a show of his own, one act was a Swedish Dialect comedy which he performed with his wife. They decided to try the circus business, and they once traded an elephant for a Model T at the local Ford dealership. Their daughter, Baby Vates Engesser, went on to Hollywood and starred in a few movies in the 1920's and 1930's, including a circus-related movie.


Children


Total: 1 children

  1. Born: 1926-08-06. Dead: † 2008-07-15 Gee Gee Engesser

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). director Vates Lola Swenson in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 15 October 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=2417. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories director | circus | Schell Brothers Circus | Swenson family | Born 1896 | Dead 1984 | People from United States

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