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The film Man on the Flying Trapeze came out in 1935, starring W. C. Fields and Mary Brian. This song is sometimes associated with Emmett Kelly, who performed as a trapeze artist before becoming famous as a clown.
The Man on the Flying Trapeze, 19th century popular song from the movie It Happened One Night (Frank Capra, 1934) with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert.The ...
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The "daring young man on the flying trapeze" refers to Jules Léotard [1842-1870], a French acrobat who developed the art of the trapeze. Coincidentally, Léotard also popularized the leotard, the body suit commonly worn by dancers and gymnasts.
"The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze", originally published under the title "The Flying Trapeze" and also known as "The Man on the Flying Trapeze", is a 19th-century popular song about a flying trapeze circus performer, Jules Léotard. [1]
The music was actually composed by Gaston Lyle; Alfred Lee was the arranger, and the song was first published in 1867. The daring young man in question was Jules Léotard, the famous French trapeze artist.
Man on the Flying Trapeze (UK title: The Memory Expert) [2] is a 1935 American comedy film starring W. C. Fields as a henpecked husband who experiences a series of misadventures while taking a day off from work to attend a wrestling match. As with his other roles of this nature, Fields is put-upon throughout the film, but triumphs in the end.
William Saroyan. Writer: The Human Comedy. Oscar winner and Pulitzer Prize recipient William Saroyan, who gained world fame with his classic book "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze" (1934), was born in California to Armenak and Takoohi Saroyan.
