Frank Buck #3
thecircusblog | October 27, 2011
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Frank Buck #4
thecircusblog | October 27, 2011
Chucko #1
thecircusblog | October 27, 2011
Chucko delighted the children in the Los Angeles area for over twenty years during the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Chucko #2
thecircusblog | October 27, 2011
Chucko was probably the most successful of all the kid T.V. birthday shows and the competition was great. He was a clown that put everything into his act and it paid off for him. His wardrobe and makeup was immaculate. There were those that said he was just a T.V. clown…..NO! Chucko was circus though […]
Chucko #3
thecircusblog | October 27, 2011
Charles “Chucko” Runyon not only had a kids TV show, he did personnel appearances throughout the Los Angeles area. During the winter when we were off the road and working Christmas shows, it was inevitable that Chucko would be on the bill with us.
Lotus & Berry
thecircusblog | October 10, 2011
Wallace Berry is in awe when Lotus opens wide. The photo was taken in the back yard of the Al. G. Barnes Circus when they were playing Los Angeles. The strap on her upper jaw had a two fold purpose. One was to cue her to open her mouth , the other was to lead […]
Ted Ball & Murph
thecircusblog | October 10, 2011
Pictured here is trainer Ted Ball and Murph. Ted worked for Ralph Helfer’s “Nature Haven”. It was located just north of Los Angeles and was the main competition for Jungleland in Thousand Oaks. Both animal compounds had numerous exotic animals and domesticated ones as well. There was always a healthy rivalry between the two for […]
Clyde Beatty Program #1
thecircusblog | September 18, 2011
This is the cover of the 1956 circus program. This is the same year that Duncan Renaldo,”The Cisco Kid”was featured on the show. After a few weeks he left the show in El Paso,Texas. At the bottom right of this program you can see a black out space. This is where Duncan Renaldo’s name […]
” The Cisco Kid”
thecircusblog | September 18, 2011
Duncan Renaldo ” The Cisco Kid”, Starred as a Mexican Vaccaro or cowboy in western movies and later he had a TV series in the mid 1950’s. His character was typical of those days ….he portrayed the good guy. He and his sidekick “Pancho”, Leo Carrillo were always helping people in trouble and catching the […]
“Hey Pancho”
thecircusblog | September 18, 2011
Leo Carrillo was the sidekick of the “Cisco Kid”who was Duncan Renaldo. Leo had been an actor for many years before he became “Pancho”. As a matter of fact he was in his very late sixties when he took the character part. His career started all over again as “Pancho”. Actually he had more […]
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