Vates Lola Swenson Engesser

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☨ Vates Lola Swenson Engesser
Profession	circus director
Personal details
Born	1896-05-03 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah in United States

Dead	1984-09-14 Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio in United States


Spouse(s)	George Engesser

Residence
Country	United States

Locations
Title	director -
Location	at Schell Brothers Circus in United States

Biography details

Vates Lola Swenson , circus director in United States

Swenson was born * 1896-05-03 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah United States dead 1984-09-14 Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, in United States

Married to George Engesser born 1888-10-07 Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota in United States .

Vates Lola Swenson Engesser was a Circus entertainer. A vaudeville troupe passing through St. Peter was looking for a new piano player, and someone suggested her husband, George Engesser, who was working at a music store. He got the job and soon had a show of his own, one act was a Swedish Dialect comedy which he performed with his wife. They decided to try the circus business, and they once traded an elephant for a Model T at the local Ford dealership. Their daughter, Baby Vates Engesser, went on to Hollywood and starred in a few movies in the 1920's and 1930's, including a circus-related movie.

Children

Total: 1 children

Gee Gee Engesser. Born: 1926-08-06. Dead: † 2008-07-15

Vates Lola Swenson Engesser is mentioned on 1 other person pagesGeorgedda Engesser,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). director Vates Lola Swenson in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=2417. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8450/vates-lola-engesser

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