Hamid Circus (Hamid-Morton Circus) in United States

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Hamid Circus (Hamid-Morton Circus)
Several elephants may have been Clyde Beatty:s elephants
Type	circus
Founded	1932
Address	3016 Tremont Avenue
Zip-code	08234
Place	Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Country	United States
Website	Website
Related persons
Owner	-: Zyne Hamid 1932-: Bessie Hamid 1932-1956: Bob Morton 1932-1971: George A. Hamid Sr. 1971-: George A. Hamid Jr.

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Record history
History of updates	2023-05-29xx

Latest document update	2023-05-29 19:58:59

Description

Hamid Circus (Hamid-Morton Circus), located at 3016 Tremont Avenue, in Egg Harbor Township, NJ, United States , was founded in 1932.

Comments / picturesGeorge A. Hamid Sr. was born in the little town of Broumana, Lebanon in February 1896. 1932 was a pivotal year for Hamid when he, along with veteran Circus Producer, Bob Morton, combined their respective shows and formed Hamid-Morton Circus.

When Robert Morton passed away in 1957 ownership of the circus passed into the sole control of the Hamid family where it remains today. George, Sr. operated the show from 1957 until his death in 1971.

In 1997, George, Jr. went into semi-retirement and Hamid-Morton became Hamid Circus, Inc. under the ownership of his son James M. Hamid, whos son James M. Hamid, Jr.Sr. is Vice President and Production Manager.

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