One of the truly great American circus clowns of recent times, Billy Vaughn, with Mike Naughton's daughters Katie (l) and Margaret (r). I hope to be able to post some video that I just got of Mr. Vaughn (auguste) teamed with Mike Snider (whiteface) working together on the Vidbel show next week.
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My daughters have asked that I inform blog-land that the above photo is about 15 years old.
Please tell Bill that he can forget about the $5 from Clown College.
Is Billy still working & if so is he still doing the half forward to his back. He used to scare me to death doing it because of his size.
Mike, your description of Billy is right on the button.
Bill, the caption is Pat Cashin's, but thanks for the compliment.
I've worked with Billy many times and I always wondered if Billy's acrobatic ability was ever observed by quantum physicists.
Hey Pat Cashin, that would be a great tape if you could locate it.
I think Billy was CC 72, but I'm not 100 per cent sure.
The first time I met Billy, after he left Ringling was on the Bill Kay Shrine date in Albany, New York. Also on the show was Al Ross and Blinko. There were others in the alley but I don't recall their names.
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