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Actor, Emmett Kelly, was born Emmett Leo Kelly on Dec 9, 1898 in Sedan, KS. Kelly died at the age of 80 on Mar 28, 1979 in Sarasota, FL .

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He was originally a member of the Knickerbocker Circus and helped rescue several children when the circus tent caught fire, killing a number of people. The event was known forever after as "the day when the clowns cried.".

His son, Emmett Kelly Jr. (d. 2006) followed in his footsteps to become a circus clown.

Henry Fonda portrayed Emmett on "General Electric Theater: Season 3, Episode 25, The Clown" (1955), which was a short biographical piece.

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