Louis Reed

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☨ Louis Reed

Profession	circus elephant trainer
Personal details
Born	?

Dead	1960 in United States


Spouse(s)	Adele Nelson

Residence
Country	United States

Locations
Title	elephant trainer 1949
Location	at Hunt Brothers Circus in United States

Title	elephant trainer 1943
Location	at Dailey Bros. Circus in United States

Title	elephant trainer 1929-1930
Location	at Bertram Mills Circus in United Kingdom

Title	elephant superintendent 1924?
Location	at Sells-Floto Circus in United States

Title	owner -
Location	at Louis Reeds elephants in United States

Title	elephant superintendent-1942
Location	at Sparks Circus in United States

Title	elephant superintendent-1923
Location	at Sparks Circus in United States

Title	elephant trainer-1916
Location	at Sparks Circus in United States

Biography details

Louis E. Reed , circus elephant trainer in United States

Reed was born * ? dead 1960 , in United States

⚭ Married to Adele Nelson born .

1947-1948: two elephant shipments brought over by Reed for Ben Davenport. The first arrived in June 1947 and the second in January 1948. (Richard Reynolds)

The versatile and talented Arumai Singh (sometimes "Arokiaswami") came to America from his native India in 1947 with Louis Reed and a shipment of elephants destined for Dailey Bros. Circus.
Ole Whitey, Bandwagon

Biggest independant import of elephants during the past year was engineered by Louis Reed for Dave Davenports Dailey Brothers Circus. Reed brought in a total of 16 to boost the Dailey Herd to 25, second largest in the country.

The Ringling Circus has a reported 49 elephants.
Billboard 27 mar 1948

Records about Louis Reed from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog

Adele Nelson Elephant Act "Myrtle", "Tillie" and "Jenny" presented by Miss Nelson and husband Louis Reed.

Smokey Jones once told me that he and Rex Williams had to spit polish the bands on those tubs while youngsters on Dailey Bros. Circus!

William "Buckles" Woodcock Buckles Blog

Records about Louis Reed from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog

Mr. Reed died suddenly in 1960 while standing before the mirror shaving.
Smokey Jones and I once discussed what the E. in his name might stand for and we decided it must be "Elephant".
William "Buckles" Woodcock Buckles Blog

Louis Reed is mentioned on 4 other person pagesAdele Nelson, Paul Jacobi, Roman Schmitt, Walter McClain,

Louis Reed is mentioned on 12 location pagesAdele Nelson Elephant Act, Ben Davenport, Carl Hagenbecks Wild Animal Circus, Circus Knie, Dailey Bros. Circus, Firma Carl Hagenbeck, Hunt Brothers Circus, Louis Reed, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Sells-Floto Circus, Sparks Circus, Terry Lou Zoo,

Louis Reed is mentioned on 20 elephant record pagesAdele, Baby Butch, Bessie, Betty, Calcutta I, Calcutta II, Cass, Chandra, Dinnu, Henrietta, India, Jennie (Jeannie, Jean), Jenny, Kimbo, Konti, Little Eva, Little Rajee, Lucy (Lutzi), Luna, Mary,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). elephant trainer Louis E. Reed in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=508. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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