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'''Phineas Taylor Barnum''' (b.1810–d.1891), an American showman remembered for hoaxes and for founding the circus that became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, was a promoter of many magicians. | |||
== Biography == | |||
Barnum never flinched from his stated goal "to put money in his own coffers." He was a businessman, his profession was entertainment, and he was perhaps the first "show business" millionaire. He denied saying "There's a sucker born every minute" but his rebuttal to critics was often "I am a showman by profession...and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me." | |||
He promoted various magicians including: [[John Wyman]], [[Anton Kratky-Baschik]], [[Eugene Verbeck]] and [[Ernesto Patrizio di Castiglione]]. | |||
== Books == | |||
* Struggles and Triumphs or Sixty Years Recollections (1889) | |||
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Phineas Taylor Barnum (b.1810–d.1891), an American showman remembered for hoaxes and for founding the circus that became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, was a promoter of many magicians.
Biography
Barnum never flinched from his stated goal "to put money in his own coffers." He was a businessman, his profession was entertainment, and he was perhaps the first "show business" millionaire. He denied saying "There's a sucker born every minute" but his rebuttal to critics was often "I am a showman by profession...and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me."
He promoted various magicians including: John Wyman, Anton Kratky-Baschik, Eugene Verbeck and Ernesto Patrizio di Castiglione.
Books
- Struggles and Triumphs or Sixty Years Recollections (1889)
References
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