European circus clowns later reached the US, where the ‘hobo clown’ was popularised by circus performer Emmett Kelly and his character Weary Willie following the economic depression in the 1930s.

One image from the day of the disaster proved symbolic of the tragedy, showing celebrity clown Emmett Kelly, who played the downtrodden ‘tramp’ character Weary Willie’ holding a water bucket ...

Most recently it was at the Emmett Kelly Clown Festival in late April in Houston. For one last time, the band stood in ...

Lots of people are creeped out at the site of clown, whether it's at the circus or creeping around in the woods at night. Movies like Stephen King's "It" and the new season of "American Horror ...

Ahrens tells his story in next episode of People Magazine Investigates. Titled “Sex. Clowns. Murder,” the episode airs Monday, Nov. 4, at 9/8c on ID/Investigation Discovery and streams on Max.

Emmett Kelly-Bello Nock Tent No. 41, John Ringling North II — Steven Ryan Tent NO. 178 of the Circus Fans of America and Freestate Clown Alley No. 30. The program will include special guests ...

No one ever served prison time for the killing of Emmett Till, a fourteen year old black boy from Chicago. But his murder, and the trial and acquittal of his killers, sent a powerful message ...

"My heart has exploded." Her baby girl's arrival came three years after her breakup with Randall Emmett, with whom she shares ...

Who doesn’t love the circus? It’s an extravaganza full of fun, quirky performances from diverse people, from clowns to ...

GREG KELLY (HOST): You see ... I've heard that excuse before. Emmett Till, young man, beaten to death all the way back in the 1950s. What did he do? He said hello to a white woman, something ...

Emmett Till’s mother declined an offer from the mortician to “touch up” her son’s body, and she made the decision to have an open casket funeral. “I think everybody needed to know what ...

The archetype of the killer clown might seem overdone, but Art the Clown of the Terrifier franchise has emerged as a contemporary horror icon, up there with Chucky, Freddy, Jason, Jigsaw and ...