URI(s)
Fuller Name
- Fay Leroy
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1924-10-19
Death Date
- 2000-07-22
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Clyde Beatty Circus
- Organization: Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows
- Organization: Polack Bros. Circus
- Organization: New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Flying Alexanders
Birth Place
- Seattle (Wash.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Occupation
(naf) Circus performers
(naf) Stunt performers
(naf) Aerialists
(naf) Acrobats
(naf) Clowns
(naf) Circus workers
Additional Related Forms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: Circus route books digital collection, WWW site, viewed December 20, 2020:Clyde Beatty Railroad Circus 1946 Souvenir Program and Season Route, page 6 (Web sitters ... Fay Alexander) - https://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/digital/collection/p15990coll5/id/14545
- found: Circus route books digital collection, WWW site, viewed December 20, 2020:Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows Route, Personnel and Statistics for the Season of 1966 : also complete itineraries from 1919 to 1966 inclusive, with every exhibition date since the famous Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circuses were united, page 26 (The Flying Alexanders Fay Alexander) - https://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/digital/collection/p15990coll5/id/18106
- found: IMDb, WWW site, viewed December 20, 2020:Fay Alexander (was born on October 19, 1924 in Seattle, Washington, USA ... He died on July 16, 2000 in Sarasota, Florida, USA ... stunt double) - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0018413/
- found: Bandwagon, Vol. 8 No. 3 (online):pages 15-18 (Alexander ... went to the Polack Bros. Circus in 1959 ... Starting in May of 1964, The Flying Alexanders ... at the N. Y. Fair Circus) - http://www.classic.circushistory.org/Bandwagon/bw-1964May.htm
- found: Circus Report, May 17, 1976 (online):page 5 (Fay Alexander will be unit manager) appendix (From Flyer to Funny Man) - https://classic.circushistory.org/Publications/CircusReport17May1976.pdf
- found: FamilySearch, WWW site, viewed December 20, 2020:Fay L. Alexander 1924-2000 (Fay Leroy Alexander) - https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/2Z37-PWH
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Change Notes
- 2020-12-22: new
- 2021-01-08: revised
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