John Ringling
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1866 – 1936
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Who was John Ringling?
John Nicholas Ringling is the most well-known of the seven Ringling brothers, five of whom merged the Barnum & Bailey Circus with their own Ringling Brothers Circus to create a virtual monopoly of traveling circuses and helped shape the circus into what it is today. He was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 1987.
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- Born
- May 31, 1866
McGregor - Also known as
- John Ringling
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Mable Burton Ringling
(1905 - 1929/06/08) - Emily Haag Buck
(1930/06/19 - 1936/07/06)
- Mable Burton Ringling
- Died
- Dec 2, 1936
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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