Pat Kelly

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☨ Pat Kelly
Profession	circus artist
Personal details
Dead	2021-06-27

Residence
Country	United States

Locations
Title	artist -
Location	at Hamid Circus (Hamid-Morton Circus) in United States

Biography details

Thomas Patrick Kelly Jr., circus artist in United States

Kelly was born * 1934-03-19 dead 2021-06-27 , son of circus artist Emmett Kelly Sr. and circus artist Eva Kelly Lewis .

Thomas Patrick “Pat” Kelly was born in Peru, IN on March 19, 1934 to a star in the big top, world famous clown Emmett Kelly and Eva Mae Lewis. He spent several of his school years in Peru and Chili, IN as well as St. Louis and Houston, MO.

Pat joined the United State Marine Corps in 1953 and returned to Peru in 1956 where he held a number of jobs. Clowning remained consistent throughout his military and civilian careers. While serving in the military, he was paid to entertain the troops. Afterwards, he toured with a Shrine troupe and the Hamid-Martin Circus. He extensively toured the United States and Canada for many years and finally returned to Peru, calling the International Circus Hall of Fame his home. During his later years, Pat could still be found performing and participating in parades and festivals.
Joey Kelly

Siblings

Siblings through the father Emmett Kelly Sr. (1898-12-09 -- 1979-03-28):

Emmett Kelly Born 1924-11-13 Dead: † 2006-11-29

Pat Kellys ancestral Ahnentafel:
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Pat Kelly is mentioned on 10 other person pagesBernice Kelly, Dan Kelly, Emmett Kelly, Ewa Moore, Frank Gardner, Grace Kelly, Patrick Kelly, Paul Kelly, William Morris, William Morris,

Pat Kelly is mentioned on 5 location pagesElephant Encounters (Bill Morris), Kelly Morris Circus, Peru Circus Village, Pink Elephants, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus,

Pat Kelly is mentioned on 2 elephant record pagesDaisy, Shirley Temple,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). artist Thomas Patrick Kelly Jr. in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 May 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=4260. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Siblings

Siblings through the father Emmett Kelly Sr. (1898-12-09 -- 1979-03-28):

Pat Kellys ancestral Ahnentafel:

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