| John Ringling North | |
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 John Ringling North (right) and Frank Buck |
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| Born | August 14, 1903 Baraboo, Wisconsin |
| Died | June 4, 1985 (aged 81) Brussels, Belgium |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Parents | Ida Loraina Wihelmina Ringling Harry Whitestone North |
| Relatives | Henry Ringling North, brother |
John Ringling North (14 August 1903 - 4 June 1985) was the owner of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1937 to 1943 and from 1947 to 1967. In 1967 he sold the circus to Irvin Feld.
Biography
He died on 4 June 1985 in Brussels, Belgium.[1]
External links
References
- ^ "Died.". Time (magazine). 17 June 1985. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,959229,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-20. "John Ringling North, 81, flamboyant, fast-talking showman who from 1937 to '43 and from 1947 to '67 ran "The Greatest Show on Earth," the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, started by his five uncles in 1884; of a stroke; in Brussels. North took over the debt-spangled show after the death of his last uncle, John Ringling, and modernized it with such attractions as Gargantua the Great, the "vehemently vicious" 550-lb. gorilla that drew more than 40 million circusgoers. In 1956, North folded the big top and reincarnated the show for new arenas of the air-conditioned era."
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