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Summary
DescriptionEd Sullivan as clown 1972.JPG
Photo of Ed Sullivan as a clown for a 1972 CBS television special on clowns and the circus. His long-running The Ed Sullivan Show where so many performers got their start, had been cancelled by CBS the year before.
Date
Press release is dated 10 March 1972 and says the show was to air 26 March 1972.
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Photo has been cropped and flaw where the press release glue was applied to the photo's back has been fixed. Previous upload was to establish dating, source, and that there are no copyright marks on it.