Irvin Feld , circus owner in United States Born 1918-04-19 in United States dead 1984-09-06 in United States . Irvin Feld (April 19, 1918 – September 6, 1984) was a business entrepreneur and music promoter who built a chain of record stores, promoted rock groups, produced concerts involving some of the biggest names in popular music, who is credited with discovering Paul Anka. He was also the owner and head of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and founder of Feld Entertainment. The circus passed to his son Kenneth Feld, who had joined the company in 1970. In 1987, Irvin Feld was inducted into the International Circus Hall of Fame. In 1946, he married Adele Feld. In 1958 she committed suicide.
