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Barnum was born in Bethel, Connecticut, the son of innkeeper, tailor and storekeeper Philo Barnum (1778–1826) and Philo's second wife, Irene Taylor.Barnum's maternal grandfather Phineas Taylor was a Whig, legislator, landowner, justice of the peace, and lottery schemer who had a great influence upon him.
Nancy Fish Barnum Callias D'Orengiani, Baroness (née Fish; 22 April 1850 – 23 June 1927) was an English socialite, daughter of a successful cotton miller and the second wife of P. T. Barnum, 40 years her senior. After the death of Barnum's first wife in 1873, they married the following year in both London and New York City.
Annie Jones Elliot (July 14, 1865 – October 22, 1902) [1] was an American bearded woman, born in Virginia.She toured with showman P. T. Barnum as a circus attraction. . Whether the cause of her condition was hirsutism or an unrelated genetic condition that affects children of both sexes and continues into adult years is
We recently watched "The Greatest Showman" movie (2017) starring Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum (1810-1891), an American icon famous for his circus "The Greatest Show on Earth."
With the Alexanders facing multiple charges of sex trafficking, a federal judge has knocked down escalating offers to secure the release of the three Miami-born brothers: Oren, Tal, and Alon.
Warren was born as Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump at Middleborough, Massachusetts, the daughter of Huldah Pierce (Warren) and James Sullivan Bump. [2] She was distantly descended from a French family named Bonpasse, from Governor Thomas Mayhew, and five Mayflower passengers: John Billington, Francis Cooke, Edward Doty, Stephen Hopkins, and Richard Warren – New England families which intermarried ...
Kim Zolciak-Biermann and estranged husband Kroy Biermann’s divorce will go to trial. A judge in Atlanta’s Fulton County Superior Court scheduled the estranged pair’s case for Tuesday ...
To economize, Barnum transforms the enterprise into an open-air tent circus. The revamped circus is a huge success ("The Greatest Show"). Barnum has Phillip take his place as the ringmaster so Barnum can spend more time with his family. Barnum leaves the circus early on an African bush elephant to attend Caroline and Helen's ballet recital.