Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Emmett Kelly
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Kelly, Emmett Emmett Kelly, c. 1937
Quizzes
USA 2006 - 78th Annual Academy Awards. Closeup of giant Oscar statue at the entrance of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, film movie hollywood
Pop Culture Quiz
Illustrations of Clowns
Clowning Around
Read Next
Still from the 2017 movie IT, Bill Skarsgard plays Pennywise the clown. Directed by Andy Muschietti
10 Famous Clowns: From Comical to Creepy
Still from the 2017 movie IT, Bill Skarsgard plays Pennywise the clown. Directed by Andy Muschietti
Why Are People Afraid of Clowns?
Discover
Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
Causes of the Great Depression
Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.
6 Wars of Independence
Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,
Which Religion Is the Oldest?
Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.
10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish
Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum
Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

Emmett Kelly: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Emmett-Kelly
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Emmett Leo Kelly
Born December 9, 1898 • Kansas
Died March 28, 1979 (aged 80) • Sarasota • Florida

Photos

Kelly, Emmett
Emmett Kelly, c. 1937
See All Images →
Zeppo Marx
American actor
Not in costume
Dan Rice
American clown
Popov, Oleg
Oleg Popov
Russian clown
Red Skelton
American actor
Grock
Grock
Swiss clown
Joseph Grimaldi as the clown in Harlequin Padmanada; or, The Golden Fish
Joseph Grimaldi
English clown and pantomimist
Phil Hartman
American actor
Chico Marx
American actor
Harpo Marx
American actor
Bud Abbott
American actor
Lou Costello
American actor
Ben Turpin
American comedian
Danny Thomas
American comedian and actor
John Ritter
American actor
Imogene Coca
American actress
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
American actor and director
The “Great Stone Face”
Buster Keaton
American actor
W.C. Fields in David Copperfield
W.C. Fields
American actor
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
American entertainer and producer
Steve Carell
Steve Carell
American comedian and actor

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
Illustrations of Clowns
Clowning Around
USA 2006 - 78th Annual Academy Awards. Closeup of giant Oscar statue at the entrance of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, film movie hollywood
Pop Culture Quiz
List
Still from the 2017 movie IT, Bill Skarsgard plays Pennywise the clown. Directed by Andy Muschietti
10 Famous Clowns: From Comical to Creepy