Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly

Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly
"Shipwreck" Kelly pole sitting in 1942
Born
Aloysius Anthony Kelly

(1893-05-11)May 11, 1893
New York City, US
DiedOctober 11, 1952(1952-10-11) (aged 59)
New York City, US
Other namesShipwreck Kelly
OccupationPole sitter

Aloysius Anthony Kelly,[1] popularly known as Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly (May 11, 1893[2][3][4] [some accounts say 1885][5] – October 11, 1952[1][6]), was a pole sitter who achieved fame in the 1920s and 1930s, sitting for days at a time on elevated perches throughout the United States.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Sarasota was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Report of Internment, The Quartermaster General, Anthony Aloysius Kelly, DOB May 11, 1893, Date of Death, Oct. 11, 1952". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Shipwreck Kelly Dies on Sidewalk" (PDF). The New York Times. 12 October 1952. Retrieved 14 December 2014. Although the police gave his age as 67, he has written in newspaper articles and in a pamphlet found in his room that he was born on May 13, 1893, which would make him 59 years old.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Abstract was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "'Shipwreck' Kelly, 'Luckiest Fool,' Dies". Miami News. Associated Press. 12 October 1952. Retrieved 14 December 2014. Clippings gave his age as 59, but police who inspected his papers said he was 67.
  6. ^ Martin, Carol J. Dance Marathons: Performing American Culture Of The 1920s And 1930s. University Press of Mississippi, 1994. ISBN 0878057013. Retrieved June 4, 2016.