Joseph Giacomo Ferari

Joseph Giacomo Ferari (January 4, 1868 - May 11, 1953) was a lion tamer and circus owner at Dreamland on Coney Island.[1]

Joseph G. Ferari's exhibit at Dreamland's Trained Wild Animal Arena in 1911

Biography

He was born on January 4, 1868 or January 14, 1868 in Leeds, England.[2] He had a brother, Francis Ferari (1862–1914), also a lion tamer.[3] Joseph died on May 11, 1953 in Port Richmond, New York on Staten Island.[1]

References
  1. "Joseph G. Ferari". New York Times. May 12, 1953. Retrieved 2010-11-04. Joseph G. Ferari of 209 Park Avenue, Port Richmond, S.I. a former owner and lion tamer, whose show was a Coney Island attraction thirty-five years ago, ...
  2. Passport application for Joseph Giacomo Ferari in 1921 and again in 1923.
  3. "'Col.' Francis Ferari Dies, Trainer of Wild Animals and Former Circus Proprietor ..." New York Times. November 12, 1914. Retrieved 2010-11-05. He was born in England in 1862 ... Ferari is survived by his widow and a brother, Joseph G. Ferari, an animal trainer.
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