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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...]]
 
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...]]

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Welcome to Circopedia,
the free encyclopedia of the international circus.
A project of the Big Apple Circus,
inspired and funded by the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation.


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

DOLLY JACOBS

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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