Here's a list
of the various
circuses John Aasen worked in. He cla
imed
to have worked for several, these are
the ones I can verify
by Ben
Lonrusten
Norway
1913 - Barnum and Bailey???? Not
verified.
1916 - Went to state fairs and
markets with his childhood buddy
Lawrence Buck- The Midget
1917 - 1919 - Sells Floto Circus
1920 - 1921 - C. A. Wortham
(winter reason with Elks)
1922 - John T. Wortham Carnival
1922 - Contract signed with Hal
Roach
29
December, in Chicago for Why
Worry.
1923 - Why Worry/Harold Lloyd -
Sid Graumanns Million Dollar
Theater in LA
1923 - Al. G. Barnes Circus
1924 - from January -Phoenix
Carnival Company (on Hawaii)
1924 - Foley and Burk Shows , with
manager Dich Wayne Barlow
1925 - Rubin & Cherry Shows (The
aristocrats of the tents)
1926 - Starts with James Dutton
Circus , from 17 Aug. (as the
finest attraction in the country
ref. Billboard magazine) with
Robbins Bros. Circus. jumps on
in Kansas
1926 - movie - Long live the King
with Charley Chase and Oliver
Hardy
1927 - movies Legionnaires of
Paris, Sting of Stings, Two
Flaming youths
1928 - Say Uncle - director Arvid
Gillstrom, with Jack Duffy.
1928 - On tour with Fanchon and
Marcos Midget Follies
1929 - 1930 - on tour for Clare &
Greenhalgh in Australia- (Joe
Glancy)
Elks Mid Winter carnival on Hawaii
and in Shanghai with Lillian La
France
1930 - 1931 on tour in Australia
and New Zealand with Tex Hilton
and Wild West Carnival
1932 - Tod Brownings "Freaks"?????
Not verified
1933 -Hospitalized most of the
year
1934 - Tour with Major Arthur
1935 - Carnival with Jimmy Durante
and Lee Tracy.
1936 - Movies Bengal Tiger and
Charlie Chan at the Circus.
Committed to Laguna Honda Home in
November later transferred to
Mendocino State Hospital
17 January 1937.
1937 - Mendocino
1938 - 1 august he dies due to
pneumonia
Later shipped to Dr. Humberd for
dissections and autopsy- Soft
part cremated and shipped back to
be laid to rest at Forest Lawn
Memorial in Glendale.
