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    • Emmett Leo Kelly was born in Sedan, Kansas on December 9, 1898. His father, Thomas, was a section foreman for the Missouri-Pacific Railroad. While he was still a child, the family moved to Southern Missou… See more

    BornEmmett Leo Kelly · December 9, 1898 · Sedan, Kansas, US
    DiedMarch 28, 1979 (aged 80) · Sarasota, Florida, US
    SpousesEva Mae Moore · (m. 1923; div. 1935) · Elvira Gebhardt (m. 1955)
    ChildrenEmmett Leo Kelly Jr. · Patrick Kelly · Stasia Kelly · Monika Kelly
    Early Circus Career

    Kelly's first professional appearance as a clown was with Howe's Great London Circus on July 14, 1921, in Mason City, Iowa. Although he originally performed as a white-face … See more

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    Broadway and Hollywood

    When World War II broke out in September 1939, Kelly returned to the United States where he was cast in a new Broadway musical starring Jimmy Durante and Ray Bolger. Th… See more

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  2. Emmett Kelly - The Circus Ring of Fame

  3. Emmett Kelly | Biography & Facts | Britannica

    Emmett Kelly (born December 9, 1898, Sedan, Kansas, U.S.—died March 28, 1979, Sarasota, Florida) was one of the great American circus clowns, best known for his role as Weary Willie, a mournful tramp dressed in tattered …

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  5. Emmett Kelly Sr. biography - Famous Clowns

    Nov 16, 2011 · Emmett Kelly, Sr. (December 9, 1898 – March 28, 1979) – Weary Willy. Emmett Kelly Sr., the most well-known of the tramp clowns of the circus. His character, Weary Willy, was the perpetual underdog, who never gave up – …

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    Kelly’s grandson, Emmett Kelly III, left his job as an accountant to follow in his predecessors’ clownish footsteps. He did not use the Weary Willie character, but was a less mournful clown, known simply as “Willie.”

  8. The Paris Review - The Story of a Photograph from …

    Jul 6, 2016 · A persistent legend claims that from the summer of 1944 on, whenever Emmett Kelly appeared as Weary Willie, a small tear could be found on his left cheek. Emmett Kelly painted it on, the story goes, in honor of the …

  9. The Years of a Clown - Lakeland Ledger

    May 15, 2005 · Kelly argues his hobo costume, the painted beard, white lips and bulbous red nose is not the same as father Emmett Kelly Sr., who first made it famous. He says it is more of an homage to his...

  10. Emmett Kelly and the Power of Laughter - PBS Western Reserve

  11. American Clowns: Performance, History, and Cliché

    May 8, 2017 · An American postal stamp echoed Lou Jacobs’s nationally known makeup, with a high domed head and tiny hat. Emmett Kelly, who created his tramp face as a cartoonist before he started clowning, grew famous from …

  12. Ringling Circus Clown Emmett Kelly in Sarasota, Florida.

  13. Clown Emmett Kelly Out of Makeup | Photographer Unknown

  14. Clown Emmett Kelly applying makeup, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1954

  15. Circus clown Emmett Kelly not in costume | International Center …

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  19. Circus clown Emmett Kelly applying his makeup | DPLA

  20. Ringling Circus clown Emmett Kelly putting on his make-up in …

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