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Emmett Kelly
Deceased

How Did Emmett Kelly Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 80
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn09/12/1898Born inSedan, Kansas, USADied28/03/1979 (aged 80)Died inSarasotaCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ602329 ↗Buried atIndianaTMDb#142439 ↗

Emmett Leo Kelly was an American circus performer who created the clown character "Weary Willie", based on the hobos of the Great Depression in the 1930s.

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Filmography9 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1967The Carol Burnett ShowSeriesSelf69
1967The Clown and the KidsMovieThe Piper69
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf63
1953General Electric TheaterSeriesWillie the Tramp55
1952The Greatest Show on EarthMovieEmmett Kelly54
1951The Fat ManMovieEd Deets53
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf - Mystery Guest52
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf50
1946Here Comes the CircusMovieCircus Clown (Archive Footage)48