Karl Wallenda

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Karl Wallenda
Profession circus artist
Personal details
Born 1905-01-21 Magdeburg in Germany
Dead 1978-03-22 San Juan in Puerto Rico

Spouse(s) 1936 - 1978 Helen Wallenda

Spouse(s) 1927 - 1935 Martha Schepp

Country United States

Locations
Title artist 1928-
Location at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States

Biography details

Karl (Grotefent) Wallenda , circus artist in United States

Born 1905-01-21 in Germany dead 1978-03-22 in Puerto Rico .

Born 1905 in Magdeburg, Germany, Karl Wallenda performed in his familys shows at age six, eventually specializing in doing handstands upon stacked chairs. He learned wire-walking as a teen and later recruited people to form his own act. One of his recruits, a teenage girl named Helen Kreis, later became Karl Wallendas wife.

Family


Total: 2 children

  1. Jenny Wallenda. Born: 1927-10-08. Dead: † 2015-04-03
  2. Carla Wallenda. Born: 1936-02-13. Dead: † 2021

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). artist Karl (Grotefent) Wallenda in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 11 October 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=2957. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories artist | circus | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus | Wallenda family | Born 1905 | Dead 1978 | People from United States

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