Clyde Beatty (born June 10, 1903 in Bainbridge, Ohio, USA; died July 19, 1965) was a big game hunter who became famous as a lion tamer and animal trainer. He also was a circus impressaro who owned his own show that later merged with the Cole Bros. Circus to form the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus, which is still in existence and bills itself as "The World's Largest Circus Under The Big Top." June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Bainbridge is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Ohio: Bainbridge, Geauga County, Ohio Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... The Big Top of Billy Smarts Circus Cambridge 2004. ...

Beatty became famous for his "fighting act", in which he entered the cage with wild namals with a whip and a pistol strapped to his side. The act was designed to showcase his courage and mastery of the wild beasts, which included lions, tigers, pumas, and hyenas, sometimes brought together all at once in a single cage in a potentially lethal combination. At the height of his fame, the act featured 40 lions and tigers of both sexes. Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. ... Tigers (Panthera tigris) are mammals of the Felidae family and one of four big cats in the Panthera genus. ... Binomial name Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) The puma (Puma concolor since 1993, previously Felis concolor) is a type of predator-feline found in North, Central, and South America. ... Genera Crocuta Hyaena Parahyaena Proteles Hyenas (or Hyænas) are moderately large terrestrial carnivores native to Africa and Asia, and members of the family Hyaenidae. ...

Such was Beatty's fame that he appeared in films from the 1930s through the 1950s and on television until the 1960s. His "fighting act" made him the paradigm of a lion tamer for more than a generation.

Clyde Beatty died of cancer in Ventura, California on July 19, 1965. He was 62 years old. San Buenaventura (Ventura) is the county seat of Ventura County, California. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

Filmography

• Ring of Fear (1954)
• Perils of the Jungle (1953)
• Africa Screams a.k.a. Abbott and Costello in Africa (1949)
• Here Comes the Circus (1946)
• Jungle Woman (1944)
• Cat College (1940)
• Darkest Africa (1936)
• The Lost Jungle (1934)
• The Big Cage (1933)

External links

• Clyde Beatty at the Internet Movie Database