Harry Lewiston

Harry Lewiston (April 2, 1900 – June 1, 1965; legal name Israel Harry Jaffe) was an American showman, freak show director, and barker. He wrote his memoirs under his stage name, published posthumously in 1968 as Freak Show Man: the Autobiography of Harry Lewiston, as told to Jerry Holtman.

Read more about Harry Lewiston:  Contents, Early Life and Name Change, World War I, Return To The United States, Return To Circus Life, Marriage and Continued Circus Career, Chicago World's Fair, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Harry Lewiston's Traveling Museum, Post-performance Life

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