Joseph Gincomo Ferari

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Dreamland's Trained Wild Animal Arena with Colonel Joseph G. Ferari in 1911

Joseph Gincomo Ferari (January 4, 1868 - May 11, 1953) was a lion tamer and circus owner at Dreamland on Coney Island.^[1] He had a brother, Francis Ferari (1862–1914), also a lion tamer.^[2]

Biography

He was born on January 4, 1868 or January 14, 1868 in Leeds, England.^[3]

References

↑ "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, ..."
↑ "'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."
↑ Passport application for Joseph Gincomo Ferari from 1921 and 1923.

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