Tom Belling jun.
Tom Belling jun. (* February 6, 1873 in Vienna ; † October 29, 1934 there ) was a clown .
Life
Tom Belling jun. was the son of the famous American clown Tom Belling (1843–1900), who created the figure of Stupid August and who had performed for a long time in Vienna at Circus Renz . Like his brothers Gobert and Clemens, he was active as a clown and small animal trainer. Belling jun. But not only took over the role of his father - this later fell to his wife - but also worked in the mask of the white clown , in which he achieved worldwide fame. His sisters Viktoria and Ella were also initially active in the circus as riders, tightrope walkers, jugglers and trapeze artists.
His wife Anna (1875–1961) and his mother Anna Catharine Belling, née Stafford (1844–1906), are also buried in his grave at the Evangelical Cemetery in Vienna-Simmering (III, 95).
literature
- Michael Wolf, Klaus Edel: Selected celebrity graves at the Evangelical Cemetery Simmering. An introduction to the history of the cemetery and a guide to selected celebrity graves . Evangelical Press Association in Austria, Vienna 2000.
- Felix Czeike : Historical Lexicon Vienna. Volume 1: A – Da. Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1992, ISBN 3-218-00543-4 , p. 316.
- Hans Havelka: The Vienna Central Cemetery . J & V Edition, Vienna 1989, p. 130, ISBN 3-85058-030-X .
Web links
- Notes of a clown: Tom Belling (also deals with the father of Tom Belling junior, partly in Russian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Belling, Tom Jun. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian clown |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1934 |
| Place of death | Vienna |