tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28879641.post116161502093323858..comments2024-03-21T16:53:12.499-04:00Comments on Pat Cashin's CLOWNALLEY: John Cooper on Charlie CairoliPat Cashinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581680714974752006noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28879641.post-16248575936110014542007-08-09T19:43:00.000-04:002007-08-09T19:43:00.000-04:00Hi, After reading your article concerning Charlie ...Hi, <BR/><BR/>After reading your article concerning Charlie Cairoli, I wanted to give you a small update about Filip Cairoli. He immigrated to South America around second world war. He immigrated to Bresil first and then moved up around. He had a circus for many years called CAIROLI WHITE. He decided to retire in Montreal, Canada where his older dauther was already living. I gad the chance to leave with him for many years, he left us at the age of 90 years. He was a great clown and an excellent man. We do miss him a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28879641.post-1161758312881227962006-10-25T02:38:00.000-04:002006-10-25T02:38:00.000-04:00The clip with Charlie and father would have to be ...The clip with Charlie and father would have to be from the 1940's as they didn't arrive in Britain until 1939. I believe the star of the movie was Gracie Fields (what do you mean, Who? !). I'll ask around and try to find the name of it.<BR/>Meanwhile, Greg, I've e-mailed Toto and asked him to let you have my contact details. Maybe you'd like to do the same thing.<BR/><BR/>John.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28879641.post-1161728021025115972006-10-24T18:13:00.000-04:002006-10-24T18:13:00.000-04:00John,Yes, that is the clip I have, definatly from ...John,<BR/><BR/>Yes, that is the clip I have, definatly from some British film, poor audience dubbed-in laughter, but great eccentric dance moves by Charlie.<BR/><BR/>I also dug around and found the Birthday entree from a Swedish Chipperfield TV special hosted by Robert Morely, as well as a very late clip from another English TV show, and you can see Charlie is in poor health and his timing is way off.<BR/><BR/>-GregAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28879641.post-1161705388598512932006-10-24T11:56:00.000-04:002006-10-24T11:56:00.000-04:00I have a clip of Charlie plus Jimmy, Paul Conner a...I have a clip of Charlie plus Jimmy, Paul Conner and "Junior" at Cirque d'Hiver in 1973 (according to Junior) in a recording of La Piste aux Etoiles.<BR/>There's been a whole seried of "La Piste" issued on DVD fairly recently. I shall have to investigate next time I'm in Paris.<BR/>I'm guessing, Greg, but would the clip of Charlie and Dad include some eccentric dancing from Charlie? And the laughter is fairly obviously dubbed on?<BR/>John.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28879641.post-1161692310858279072006-10-24T08:18:00.000-04:002006-10-24T08:18:00.000-04:00John,You know of any good footage of Charlie & co....John,<BR/><BR/>You know of any good footage of Charlie & co. out there? I've got a nice film clip of Charlie and his dad from a 1930's or 40's Britsh movie. I've also got a few of his appearences on Ed Sullivan and such. I've also seen some brief 8mm circus fan-type clips of him in the ring at Blackpool. Max Butler found me a very clever & funny clip of Charlie doing the Queen Bee entree from a Pathe newsreel in the 50's. Anyone come across anymore Charlie footage (or his TV show from the early 70's) across the big pond?<BR/><BR/>-GregAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28879641.post-1161672000726839882006-10-24T02:40:00.000-04:002006-10-24T02:40:00.000-04:00The stamp Pat has used as illustration was from a ...The stamp Pat has used as illustration was from a set of 4, the basic artwork being provided by Clowns International (of which I'm a past Chairman). The year in which they were issued was officially a European Year of the Circus as far as postal authorities were concerned.<BR/><BR/>John.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com