Friday, August 29, 2014

More Ringling Ladies #6


7 comments:

Roger Smith said...

Kitty Clark, front and center. JACKIE LE CLAIRE, is that Mrs. Frank McClosky to Kitty's left?

JACKIE said...

Now that you mention it, yes, it does look like her. I am not as familiar with the her as I should be. My friend Kenny Dodd who worked Beatty would have the answer immediately. Sorry, I can't be sure. Jackie LeClaire

Chic Silber said...


Kenny came to the Beatty show in

mid season 61 when McClosky was

already married to Brenda his 2nd

wife & Roger is likely referring

to his 1st wife Fanny but I can't

imagine Roger would have met her

This certainly isn't Brenda

Dick Flint said...

Wasn't Brenda McCloskey's daughter? I never knew he had a second wife.
Dick Flint
Baltimore

Chic Silber said...


No Dick she was definitely his

2nd wife & they had a daughter

Jackie who he named his yacht

& a punk elephant after

Brenda was left a wealthy widow

I had been a guest at their home

on Via Tuscany in Winter Park

several times back in the day

Chic Silber said...


Brenda & Walter Kernan's wife

Bonnie were good friends & maybe

they were showgirls together from

merry ol England (Digger Pugh's)

Chic Silber said...


For a number of years that punk

Jackie was part of the 4 little

gals in ring 3 of CBCBC comprised

of Topsy Frieda Jewel & Jackie