Paul Fratellini
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Paul Fratellini was a famous French
-Italian
circus clown. He was member of the Fratellini Family
. Paul Fratellini was born in Catania
and died in Perreux
, France
. His brothers were François Fratellini
and Albert Fratellini
.
Paul's son Victor and granddaughter Annie Fratellini
followed in his footsteps. In addition, his daughter Violette married Charlie Cairoli
, bringing together two great rival clowning families.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
-Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
circus clown. He was member of the Fratellini Family
Fratellini Family
The Fratellini Family was a famous European circus family in the late 1900s and 1920s. An engagement at the Circus Medrano in Paris, France, after World War I was so successful that it sparked a strong resurgence of interest in the circus. By 1923, the Fratellini brothers had become the darlings of...
. Paul Fratellini was born in Catania
Catania
Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and...
and died in Perreux
Perreux
Perreux is the name or part of the name of four communes of France:*Perreux, Loire in the Loire département*Perreux, Yonne in the Yonne département*Le Perreux-sur-Marne in the Val-de-Marne département*Saint-Perreux in the Morbihan département...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. His brothers were François Fratellini
François Fratellini
François Fratellini was a French circus clown. He performed as an elegant Whiteface. He was a member of the Fratellini Family. François was born in Paris, in 1879, and died there in 1951. He had two brothers: Paul Fratellini and Albert Fratellini ....
and Albert Fratellini
Albert Fratellini
Albert Fratellini was a famous circus clown who helped to redefine the role of the Auguste. He was a member of the Fratellini Family. Albert was born in Moscow, Russia, in 1886. He died in Epinay, France, in 1961. He had two brothers:...
.
Paul's son Victor and granddaughter Annie Fratellini
Annie Fratellini
Annie Fratellini was a French circus clown and film actress.She was born Annie Violette Fratellini in Algiers, Algeria to a Pied-noir family of Italian descent. The fourth generation of one of Europe's most famous circus families, The Fratellini Family. Her father was Victor Fratellini. Her...
followed in his footsteps. In addition, his daughter Violette married Charlie Cairoli
Charlie Cairoli
Charlie Cairoli was an Italian-born English clown, impressionist and musician.-Background and career:Born in Milan, Italy to a travelling circus family of French origin, he began his performing career at the age of seven...
, bringing together two great rival clowning families.