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In the Spotlight
GUNTHER GEBEL-WILLIAMS
From 1968 to 2001, Gunther Gebel-Williams was, in the United States, the most celebrated circus performer of his generation—a true media star whose only equivalents in the twentieth century had been Alfredo Codona and Lilian Leitzel. An extremely talented and charismatic performer, he was also, for circus enthusiasts and circus professionals around the world, one of the greatest animal trainers of the second half of the twentieth century. Gunther Gebel (1934-2001) was born in the German town of Schweidnitz in Lower Silesia (today Swidnica, in Poland) on September 12, 1934... (more...)
Recent Additions
- Gunther Gebel-Williams, Animal Trainer
- Harold Alzana, High Wire
- Svetlana Shamsheeva, Animal Trainer
- The Rios Brothers, Icarists
- Vladimir Tsarkov, Juggler
Featured Oral Histories
- Barry Lubin, Clown (Grandma) - Interview (Jando 2008)
- Fumagalli, Clown - Interview (Jando 2008)
- Kris Kremo, Juggler - Interview (Jando 2007)
Featured Video
- David & Dania, Quick Change Act (2000)
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