Dust jacket notes: "Clown, teacher, artist, and writer, Bill Ballantine was for eight years the Dean of Clown College, the remarkable institution established in 1968 by Ringling Brothers - Barnum and... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Excellent book on clowning. The author, as well as spending 2 years on the road with the circus, was director of the RBB & B clown school for eight years. Many valuable quotes and lessons on clowning from not just the author but Emmett Kelly, Lou Jacobs and others. I learned a lot not only on clowning but road life with in the circus. Read it in 3 days and it is one I will always keep and reference back too.
best book about clown that I know of, superbe
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As one of the young clowns mentioned in this book I was amased to see how well this author wrote with exactness. I wish I could find a copy for myself.
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