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  1. John Nicholas Ringling (May 31, 1866 – December 2, 1936) was an American entrepreneur who is the best known of the seven Ringling brothers, five of whom merged the Barnum & Bailey Circus with their own Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows to create a virtual monopoly of traveling circuses and helped shape the modern circus.

  2. Sep 3, 2023 · Saw's Jigsaw Killer Was Inspired By A Real-Life Event. Leigh Whannell, writer for the first three horror films in the Saw franchise and plays Adam in the first film, got the idea for John Kramer's character from a real-life experience at a hospital. In an interview with The AV Club, Whannell says that when he was 24, he began to have severe ...

  3. Jun 2, 2023 · John Dillinger’s Death: How ‘Public Enemy No. 1’ Was Killed In A Hail Of Bullets. After a year of robbing banks, John Dillinger died on July 22, 1934, when federal agents shot and killed him as he left a movie in Chicago, Illinois. On July 22, 1934, federal agents surrounded Chicago’s Biograph Theater and waited for their target.

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  4. Jul 26, 2018 · Mable Ringling died in 1929, and when she was gone John Ringling lost his bearings. There were bad decisions, tax problems—he owed the government $13 million—the Depression and then a stroke.

  5. Dec 6, 2019 · 'Circus King' John Ringling — formerly ranked among the wealthiest people in the world — died with just $311 in his bank account. His estate, including a Venetian palazzo and expansive art ...

    • Henry Blodget
  6. Jun 6, 1985 · Mr. Feld died last September, leaving his son and partner, Kenneth Feld, in charge of the circus, which just ended this year's visit at Madison Square Garden. In addition to Henry Ringling North ...

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    In 1911 John and Mable purchased a house called Palms Elysian and 20 acres of land on Sarasota Bay. They began spending winters in Sarasota and in the 1920s, they became active in the community and purchased more and more real estate. At one time, John and Charles owned more than 25 percent of Sarasota’s total area. The Sarasota Years Begin. 1911