Emmett Kelly, Jr.
Emmett Leo Kelly, Jr. . He was the son of Emmett Kelly, Sr., who was a legendary circus clown. Emmett, Jr. Copied his fathers style.
Emmett Kelly, Jr. was born in Dyersburg, Tennessee on the day the John Robinson Circus, his fathers employer, was doing its last show. Emmett, Jr. spent his first few years traveling with his parents. When he reached school age he still traveled with his family during the summer and lived with his grandparents when school was in session. He finished school during World War II, and joined the Navy at ageand spent approximately three years in the Pacific participating in major operations in Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Despite being raised around the circus, Emmett, Jr. pursued a career in the railroad business after the war, becoming a switch tender and also a mechanic.
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