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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College was an American circus school which trained around 1,400 clowns in the "Ringling style" from its founding in 1968 until its closure in 1997.
Feb 17, 1988 · Clown College (1968-97) was created in 1968 by Irvin Feld, then co-owner of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, with help from former Ringling clown and author/illustrator Bill Ballantine, who became Clown College's second Dean.
Mar 30, 2024 · Take a behind the scenes look at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College! This feature was part of the video program book for RBBB's 123rd Edition.
Clown College was a unique institution that trained hundreds of clowns for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1968 to 1997. It was founded by Irvin Feld, the owner of the...
A special celebrating Barnum & Bailey's Clown College on its twentieth anniversary. The special, taped at the school's 23-acre site in Florida, provides a rare look at the rigid training each fledgling clown must undergo to receive a Clown College sheepskin. Also included is a tribute to Lou Jacobs.
In 1968, with the craft of clowning seemingly neglected and with many of the clowns in their 50s, he established the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. Circus Williams, a circus in Europe was purchased for $2 million just to have its star animal trainer, Gunther Gebel-Williams, for the core of his revamped circus.
Feb 18, 2001 · For 30 years, from 1968 to 1997, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College (in Venice, Fla., until 1995, when it moved to Baraboo, Wis.) was known to circus professionals as America's...
