Otto Griebling: From Horses to Horseplay
April 28 is the birthday of the great German-American clown Otto Griebling (1896-1972). Griebling worked his passage to the U.S. on an ocean liner as a teenager. He entered the circus business as an equestrian in the troupe of Albert Hodgini out of Baraboo, Wisconsin, performing with Sells Floto and other circuses. As happens pretty […]