Marie
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Carson & Barnes Circus in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Marie
Bobby Gibbs and "Marie" on Jimmy Hetzer's "Oxydol Show", a combination Circus and Ice Show

Alternative name:	Margie

Identification

SSP nr	T2076

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 34 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1947 wild
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Imported:	1949
Death
Dead:	†1981-09-21
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Carson & Barnes Circus, in United States

Date of arrival

1980-00-00	Carson & Barnes Circus from Circus Genoa

1979-00-00	Circus Genoa from Carson & Barnes Circus

1978-00-00	Carson & Barnes Circus from Bobby Gibbs Elephant Act

1965-00-00	Bobby Gibbs Elephant Act from Kelly Miller Circus

1952-00-00	Kelly Miller Circus from Biller Brothers Circus

1949-00-00	Biller Brothers Circus 1949-00-00 from Trefflichs Bird and Animal Company

1949-00-00	Trefflichs Bird and Animal Company from Asia unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2025-04-06: Bio, photo

Latest document update	2025-04-06 15:14:53

† Marie is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1981-09-21 at Carson & Barnes Circus, in United States, .

Origin

The North American Regional Studbook lists this elephant with a Temporary Studbook Number, lacking "supporting documentation to validate their identity."

Marie was born wild 1947 at Asia unspecified location. and imported 1949

Comments / pictures

Records about Marie from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog at http://www.bucklesw.blogspot.com/
In 1952 (the first year of Woodcock's Performing Elephants) she was sold to Kelly-Miller to replace "Anna May". Her name was changed to "Marie" which I believe was Isla Miller's middle name.
William "Buckles" Woodcock

Records about Marie from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog at http://www.bucklesw.blogspot.com/
MARIE
1949-51 Biller Bros. Circus (Original name "Margie")
1952-64 Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros. Circus
1965-77 Bobby Gibbs Independent Act
1978 Carson & Barnes #2 Unit
1979 Circus Genoa
1980-81 Carson & Barnes Circus (Died in 1981)

William "Buckles" Woodcock

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Marie, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Carson & Barnes Circus in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3114. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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