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Actor, Emmett Kelly, was born Emmett Leo Kelly on Dec 9, 1898 in Sedan, KS. Kelly died at the age of 80 on Mar 28, 1979 in Sarasota, FL .

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Inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame in 1989.

Emmett Kelly originally wanted to be a newspaper cartoonist. Unable to find any work with a newspaper syndicate or an animation studio, he joined a circus as a chalk talk artist (drawing pictures to help illustrate the stories that he told his audiences). Later on, Mr. Kelly became a trapeeze artist at the circus. Working with his first wife, he created and performed as several different clown characters, including a whiteface buffoon. He finally found success with his sad face hobo character: "Weary Willie".

He was originally a member of the Knickerbocker Circus and helped rescue several children when the circus tent caught fire, killing a number of people. The event was known forever after as "the day when the clowns cried.".

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