Clyde Beatty

Clyde Beatty
Beatty in The Lost Jungle (1934)
Born	(1903-06-10)June 10, 1903 Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio, U.S.
Died	July 19, 1965(1965-07-19) (aged 62) Ventura, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
Occupations	Animal trainer performer actor circus owner
Years active	1921–1965
Spouses	Earnestine Pegg ​ ​ (m. 1926; div. 1932)​ Harriett Evans ​ ​ (m. 1933; died 1950)​ Jane Abel ​ ​ (m. 1951)​
Children	2

Clyde Raymond Beatty (June 10, 1903 – July 19, 1965) was a famed animal trainer, zoo owner, and circus mogul. He joined Howe's Great London Circus in 1921 as a cage boy and spent the next four decades rising to fame as one of the most famous circus performers and animal trainers in the world. Through his career, the circus impresario owned several circuses, including his own Clyde Beatty Circus from 1945 to 1956.^[1]