Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College

Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Clown College

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College (originally located in Venice, Florida, then relocated to Baraboo, Wisconsin and finally Sarasota, Florida) trained around 1,400 clowns in the "Ringling style" from 1968 to 1997.

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