Charles Ringling
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About
Circus showman who was one of seven original Ringling Brothers who owned the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He served the circus by being in charge of production.
Before Fame
He spent years developing and building golf courses, courthouses, and hotels on his large tracts of land in Florida.
Trivia
At the circus he was in charge of production and his employees at the circus called him Mr. Charlie.
Family Life
He married Edith Ringling and raised a family in Sarasota.
Associated With
He was in the same circus business as Emmett Kelly.
