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James Bailey House in Harlem, New York City. James Anthony Bailey (July 4, 1847 – April 11, 1906) (né McGinnis), was an American owner and manager of several 19th-century circuses, including The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth.
Apr 7, 2024 · James A. Bailey (born July 4, 1847, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.—died April 11, 1906, Mount Vernon, New York) was an American impresario credited with the great success of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. As a boy, Bailey traveled with an itinerant circus. In 1872 he became a partner in James E. Cooper’s Circus, later called the Great International ...
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It and its predecessor have run shows from 1871, with a hiatus from 2017 to 2023. They operate as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. The circus started in 1919 when the Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth, a circus created by P. T. Barnum and James Anthony Bailey, was merged with the Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows.
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Bailey spent the last days of his life giving instructions on how his circus was to be run after his death. For more information see Barnum and Bailey Circus. On Junuary 04, 1991 James Anthony Bailey was inducted into the Sarasota's Circus Ring of Fame.
James A. Bailey. Inducted into the Ring of Fame: 1991. Circus Profession: Circus Owner. Born: 1847. Died: 1906. James Anthony Bailey (July 4, 1847 – April 11, 1906), born James Anthony McGinnis, was an American owner and manager of several 19th-century circuses, including The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. [2] [3] Contents. 1Early life.
1907 - May 1917. Areas Of Involvement: circus. freak show. clown. Related People: P.T. Barnum. Philippe Petit. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus became the best-known traveling circus in the United States during the 20th century. Its origins can be traced to a traveling circus founded in Wisconsin in 1867.
Nationality: American. Biography: James Anthony Bailey was an American circus ringmaster and one of the founders of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. He is known for his role in transforming the circus into a large-scale entertainment phenomenon and for his partnership with P.T. Barnum, another iconic figure in the history of American circuses.
