Friday, December 06, 2024
Thursday, December 05, 2024
Grock Artwork
Friday, November 29, 2024
Rie "Elizabeth" Sekine
Rie Sekine, a graduate of the Clown College Japan class of 1990 and the only CCJ grad to perform on the American Ringling show (Blue Unit 1999-2000 and Red Unit 2002-2004) with her husband, Steve Lough.
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Unknown Circus/Unknown Alley
Just look at those happy harlequins, just ready to tickle your funny bone!
Some very.....interesting makeups in this group! Would appreciate any info anyone might have.
ICHOF Black Friday
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Ringling Red Unit Lady Clowns 1979
The female members of the 1979 Ringling Red Unit Clown Alley. From left to right Tina (Stotts) Kitt, Peggy Williams, Ruthie Chaddock, Danise (Wilson) Payne, and Kathy Herb.
You can hear plenty of wonderful stories about these women and many more clowns and circus personalities in Danise's excellent book, Elbows in my Ears: My Life with Little People, Tigers, and Wardrobe Trunks.
This photo is a new one for me; I've never seen it before. If you enjoy seeing rare clown photos and video clips on this blog, consider a donation to the International Clown Hall of Fame.
Help us continue to archive and document clown history so it can be accessed by future generations.
We currently have a fundraiser going, and we have recently been told that a very generous supporter of the ICHOF has offered to match every dollar up to our goal of $2,000!
We are over halfway there, so help us reach the finish line HERE!
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Ringling Red Unit Clowns 1973
David Nicksay, Frosty Little, Keith Crary, Lou Jacobs, Barbara Nadel, and David Wisniewski celebrate the 4th of July, 1973 with a big ol' comedy rocket (maybe from Lou's short lived rocket gag?!).
I'm not sure who the showgirls are. I studied clowns as a teen, not girls. Look where that got me!
David Nicksay went on to be a movie producer in Hollywood. He even produced a couple of my favorites (Stay Tuned, Addams Family Values) and I just saw on IMDB he was a producer of the Wicked film that just came out.
Barbara Nadel was an early female grad of Clown College. This is the first time I've ever seen her without her wig. It was a cool wig!
David Wisniewski wrote and illustrated the Caldecott Medal winning picture book, The Golem.
There is plenty of info about Frosty, Lou, and Keith on this blog. Let's show some love to the lesser knowns!
This photo is a new one for me; I've never seen it before. If you enjoy seeing rare clown photos and video clips on this blog, consider a donation to the International Clown Hall of Fame.
Help us continue to archive and document clown history so it can be accessed by future generations.
We currently have a fundraiser going, and we have recently been told that a very generous supporter of the ICHOF has offered to match every dollar up to our goal of $2,000!
We are over halfway there, so help us reach the finish line HERE!
Monday, November 18, 2024
A Message From Greg DeSanto, Executive Director of the ICHOF
As we get closer to Thanksgiving we humbly ask for your support to help the International Clown Hall of Fame.