Anna May
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Sells and Downs Shows (Sells and Gray New United Shows) in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Anna May  dead elephant
Alternative name: Anna Mae
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead: †1972
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Sells and Downs Shows (Sells and Gray New United Shows), in United States
Date of arrival
1963-00-00Sells and Downs Shows (Sells and Gray New United Shows)
from Clyde Beatty Circus
1945-00-00Clyde Beatty Circus
from Clyde Beatty-Russell Brothers Circus
1944-00-00Clyde Beatty-Russell Brothers Circus
from Clyde Beatty-Wallace Brothers Circus
1943-00-00Clyde Beatty-Wallace Brothers Circus
from Johnny J. Jones Exposition
1941-00-00 Johnny J. Jones Exposition
from Hamid Circus (Hamid-Morton Circus)
1940-00-00Hamid Circus (Hamid-Morton Circus) 1940-00-00
from Clyde Beatty (private)
1939-00-00Clyde Beatty (private)
from Cole Bros. Circus (Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus)
1935-00-00Cole Bros. Circus (Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus)
from Sam B. Dill Circus and Tom Mix Wild West Show
1934-00-00Sam B. Dill Circus and Tom Mix Wild West Show
from Sam B. Dill Circus
1932-00-00Sam B. Dill Circus
from Gentry Brothers Circus
1931-00-00Gentry Brothers Circus
from William P. Hall Animal Farm
1925-00-00William P. Hall Animal Farm
from Firma Ruhe
Record history
History of updates2010-09-25: prev locations
2025-03-10: alt name
Latest document update2025-03-10 15:07:20

† Anna May is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1972 at Sells and Downs Shows (Sells and Gray New United Shows), in United States, .

Affiliated people

1: Bill Woodcock (trainer from 1925 to 1926 )



Origin

Anna May was born wild at Asia unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

Trained by Col. William Woodcock at Halls farm 1925.

Records about Anna May from Bob Cline

ANNA MAE
Female Asian 1925 to 1926 - Wm.P. Hall
1931 - Gentry Bros. Circus
1932-1933 - Sam B. Dill Circus
1934 - Sam Dill Circus w/ Tom Mix
1935 - sold to Cole Bros.-Clyde Beatty Circus
1939 - bought by Clyde Beatty
1939 -Atlantic City, NJ w/ Clyde Beatty
1940 - Hamid Morton Circus w/ Clyde Beatty
1941-1942 - Johnny J.Jones carnival w/ Clyde Beatty
1943- Wallace Bros. -Clyde Beatty Circus w/ Clyde Beatty
1944 - Clyde Beatty - Russell Bros. Circus w/ Clyde Beatty
1945-1962 - Clyde Beatty Circus w/ Clyde Beatty
1962 - Starred in the movie JUMBO
1963 - 1970 - Sells & Gray Circus
Died - 1972 in winter quarters in Deland, FL.
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Anna May, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Sells and Downs Shows (Sells and Gray New United Shows) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2330. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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