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==DOLLY JACOBS==
[[Image:Giacomino.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Giacomino]]
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[[Image:Dolly Jacobs_and_Pedro_Reis.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Dolly Jacobs and Pedro Reis at their Circus Sarasota (''Photo: Barbara Banks'')]]
Giacomo Cireni (1884-1956), better known as Giacomino, was one of the most celebrated clowns in Europe at the turn of the 20th century.
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Dolly Jacobs was born to a circus family: her father, the celebrated clown Lou Jacobs (1903-1992), was for decades associated with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, where he performed from 1925 to 1985. Her mother was born Jean Rockwell. An adventurous woman, she was a photographer, a published writer, a model and cover girl, and even held a pilot's license—all this at a time when women were supposedly destined to become homemakers regardless of their own inclinations. [[Dolly Jacobs|more...]]
He was born in Milan, Italy, in March 1884, to a poor family. His father was perhaps a cobbler, who is said to have died at the age of 90. [[Giacomino|more...]]
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Revision as of 21:15, 15 December 2008

An index of Arists and Acts featured on the Circopedia.

Featured Performer

DOLLY JACOBS

Dolly Jacobs and Pedro Reis at their Circus Sarasota (Photo: Barbara Banks)

Dolly Jacobs was born to a circus family: her father, the celebrated clown Lou Jacobs (1903-1992), was for decades associated with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, where he performed from 1925 to 1985. Her mother was born Jean Rockwell. An adventurous woman, she was a photographer, a published writer, a model and cover girl, and even held a pilot's license—all this at a time when women were supposedly destined to become homemakers regardless of their own inclinations. more...

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