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P. T. Barnum
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| Born | Phineas Taylor Barnum July 5 1810 |
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| Died | April 7 1891 (age 80) |
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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