Emmett Kelly

Emmett Leo Kelly (December 9, 1898 - March 28, 1979) was an American circus performer. He created the clown, "Weary Willie".

Emmett Kelly Media

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  Kelly and Chana Eden in 1958 on set of Wind Across the Everglades

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  Kelly in a bubble bath (photo by Joseph Janney Steinmetz)

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  Emmett Kelly as Weary Willie

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  Emmett Kelly in his Weary Willie persona (center) with two Ringling Bros. whiteface clowns in a 1953 advertisement for the Pan-American Coffee Bureau

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  Emmett Kelly getting ready for the show- Sarasota, Florida

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  Emmett Kelly, Bell Telephone System advertisement 1949

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  Kay Hernan and Emmett Kelly in Florida 1948