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  Joseph Grimaldi - LoveToKnow 1911
JOSEPH GRIMALDI (1779-1837), the most celebrated of English clowns, was born in London on the 18th of December 1 779, the son of an Italian actor.
When less than two years old he was brought upon the stage at Drury Lane; at the age of three he began to appear at Sadler's Wells; and he did not finally retire until 1828.
Grimaldi died on the 31st of May 1837.
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 Clown Hall of Fame 1990 inductees
Joseph Grimaldi was one of the greatest English pantomimes.
Joseph's stage debut was at 3 years old in a dance at Sadler's Wells, London's famous variety theater.
Grimaldi is known for being a master in the use of expressions of the body and face, unique sense of comic timing, imaginative byplay, and his overall comic abilities.
www.theclownmuseum.org /inductees/90induct.html   (268 words)

  
 Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi
Grimaldi and his friend and fellow actor, Bologna, are invited by a supposedly landed gent, and (also supposedly) wealthy with it, for a few days out in the country, with of course the ubiqitous shooting party taking centre stage.
Grimaldi was rather surprised at this intimate salutation from a stranger; and he was a little more so when Bologna, after shaking hands very heartily with the man in fustian, introduced him as the identical Mr.
Grimaldi at once supposed his visitor was a doctor, — said he was very sorry to hear it, asked how long he had been ill, and begged to know what was the matter with him.
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 Joseph Grimaldi at AllExperts
Joseph Grimaldi or Iron Legs (December 18, 1778 - May 31, 1837), the most celebrated of English clowns, was born in London, the son of an Italian actor.
Some people have claimed that Grimaldi himself was the inspiration for Frankenstein's monster.
The famous 'sad clown' anecdote was first told of Grimaldi (later also told of Grock): A young man goes to see his doctor.
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 Joseph Grimaldi
Joseph Grimaldi was the original 'Clown Joey', the term 'Joey' being used to describe clowns since his day.
Grimaldi himself had little faith in the piece, and undoubtedly it was hastily put together on a sparsely decorated stage.
He was later to play the Baroness in 'Harlequin and Cinderella', and it could be said that he began the slow transition from clown to pantomime dame, although the 'Dame' was not to fully emerge until the period from 1860-1880 with the emergence of the music hall stars.
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 An example of the healing power of laughter from the life of Joseph Grimaldi
Grimaldi was in great force that night, and, although the audience were in one roar of laughter, nobody appeared to enjoy his fun and humour more than this poor fellow.
Upon this the whole party, of course, gave three vehement cheers, and at the conclusion of the piece adjourned in a great procession with the recovered man, elevated on the shoulders of a half dozen friends, in the centre.
The landlady of the tavern, thinking Grimaldi would like to see his patient, the man that if he would call next morning he should see the actor who had made him laugh so much.
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 Joseph Grimaldi, the clown   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Joseph Grimaldi was one of the most important clowns in history.
Joseph made his acting debut at the age of three at Sadler's Wells Theatre, where he often acted with his father.
Grimaldi was buried in the churchyard of St. James's Chapel on Pentonville Hill, which is now deconsecrated and turned into business premises.
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 Clowns Gallery and annual Joseph Grimaldi memorial service, London
Joseph Grimaldi ("Joey") is regarded as the greatest British clown.
His tomb is in the Joseph Grimaldi Park (next to 154a Pentonville Road, between Rodney Street and Cumming Street; nearest Tube: King's Cross St Pancras or Angel; map).
Joseph Grimaldi was 3 years old when he first went on the stage of Sadler's Wells with his father and worked there for 45 years as performer and part-proprietor.
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 Gross and Gross, "Joseph Grimaldi: An Influence"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The parallels were so striking to Grimaldi's contemporaries that after the publication of the novel he was sometimes referred to as 'Joe Frankenstein'.
At this time [1815?] Grimaldi repeatedly met with Lord Byron, not only at Covent Garde, but at various private parties to which he was invited, and eventually they became very good friends.
In either case, Grimaldi's performance in Harlequin and Asmodeus was probably a primary influence on the plot of the novel.
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 Joseph Grimaldi - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Grimaldi, Joseph, 1779-1837, English pantomime actor and clown.
BNY Financial can take risks small firms can't: Grimaldi.
An English Heritage blue plaque to show where the clown Joseph Grimaldi lived in the 19th century.
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 Joseph Grimaldi, father of modern clowning
Inducted into the 1990 Clown Hall of Fame, Joseph Grimaldi was one of the greatest English pantomimes.
For example, here is a short anecdote about the healing power of humor in Joseph Grimaldi’s life.
For some interesting anecdotes, you might want to read Incidents In The Life Of Joseph Grimaldi, by Giles Neville.
www.clown-ministry.com /History/Joseph-Grimaldi.html   (319 words)

  
 JUDITH LAIK : PANTOMINE 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Joseph Grimaldi was born December 18, 1778, son of Signor Joseph Grimaldi, ballet-master at Drury Lane and Rebecca Brooker, a dancer in the Drury Lane corps de ballet.
Their son, Joseph Samuel Grimaldi, showed promise of having his father's talent, but even that turned sour in the end.
Soon after the Joe retired, J.S. Grimaldi, as he was known, fell into a life of dissipation and drunkenness, and died at the age of thirty.
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 Amazon.com: "Joseph Grimaldi": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The great genius among English pantomime clowns was Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837), who, although he was exclusively a theatrical performer, is uni-...
DANGEROUS DIVERSIONS 51 fields, Joseph Grimaldi spared no effort to amuse, and if he was as weary as she was he gave no sign of it.
He argues that it was Grimaldi who invented the red-on-white makeup and the patchwork of grotesque clothes, as a kind...
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 Grimaldi Joseph - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Grimaldi Joseph - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Grimaldi, Joseph (1778-1837), English clown and pantomimist, born in London, the illegitimate son of Italian ballet-master Giuseppe Grimaldi.
The whiteface clown evolved from earlier whiteface theatrical entertainers.
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 JOSEPH GRIMALDI (1779–... - Online Information article about JOSEPH GRIMALDI (1779–...
- Online Information article about JOSEPH GRIMALDI (1779–...
GRIMALDI (1779–1837), the most celebrated of See also:
Memoirs in two volumes (1838) were edited by See also:
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 Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi
Now available from http://www.lulu.com/josh-rogan, a scanned copy of the 1854 Routledge edition of 'Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi' (edited by Boz).
This is the biography of the famous Victorian clown and pantomime artist, Joseph Grimaldi.
If you would like a release removed please send an email to remove@pressbox.co.uk together with the url of the release.
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 1853 Edition. Memoirs of ( Joseph ) Grimaldi - Edited by Boz - with Notes and Additions by Charles Whitehead by Charles ...
Memoirs of (Joseph) Grimaldi - Edited by Boz - with Notes and Additions by Charles Whitehead by Charles Dickens (Book) in Entertainment
Memoirs of (Joseph) Grimaldi - Edited by Boz - with Notes and Additions by Charles Whitehead
This is Charles Dickens' biography of Late Georgian / Early Victorian Clown, Harlequin and Pantomime actor/artiste, Joseph Grimaldi.
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 Famous clowns - Joseph Grimaldi, father of modern clowning   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Famous clowns - Joseph Grimaldi, father of modern clowning
He was famous and influential enough in his time to have had Charles Dickens write his biography.
For the serious collect, you might want to check out Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, Edited by "Boz" (Collected Works of Charles Dickens)
www.home.earthlink.net /~tfraymond/History/JosephGrimaldi.html   (240 words)

  
 Joseph Grimaldi Online Encyclopedia Article About Joseph Grimaldi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Joseph Grimaldi Online Encyclopedia Article About Joseph Grimaldi
His Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi (1838) was edited by Charles Dickens.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
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 Born Today 1778 Joseph Grimaldi (Father of Clowns)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Joseph Grimaldi, "Father of Clowns" (1778-1837) Inducted into the 1990 Clown Hall of Fame, Joseph Grimaldi was one of the greatest English pantomimes.
I recall a movie that used the term "The Funeral of Grimaldi." to refer to any great coming-together of clowns.
Grimaldi is also the name of the ruling house of Monaco.
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 AllRefer.com - Joseph Grimaldi (Theater, Biography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Joseph Grimaldi (Theater, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Joseph Grimaldi[grimal´dE] Pronunciation Key, 1779–1837, English pantomime actor and clown.
More articles from AllRefer Reference on Joseph Grimaldi
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 MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI - Sumner & Stillman
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Bentley had acquired a life of the famous clown Grimaldi, longwindedly and clumsily arranged by Thomas Egerton Wilks from autobiographical notes.
Dickens stipulated that his name should appear only as editor, not as author, and demanded a minimum of 300 pounds and a half share of the profits after deduction of expenses, to which Bentley agreed.
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 Bromley Arts Council: Exhibition: Joseph Grimaldi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Once a globe trotting hotelier, Joseph took early retirement and began painting in earnest; joining West Wickham Arts Society and Ripley Arts Group to develop his creative intuition.
As an artist Joseph is mainly self-taught and has
Ripley Arts Centre is now pleased to host Joseph’s first year's collection of oil, acrylic and water colour paintings.
www.bromleyarts.com /events/exhibitions/grimaldi   (70 words)

  
 Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, Edited by Charles Dickens ( Boz ). A scanned copy of an 1854 edition by John Haines (Book) ...
Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, Edited by Charles Dickens (Boz).
)In 1837, Charles Dickens was asked to 'tidy up' the autobiography of Victorian Clown and Pantomime artist, Joseph Grimaldi.
It merits inclusion in his collection, because he did indeed re-draft the words, with some of the text pure Dickens.
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 Free Trivia Question | Interesting Facts | English entertainer Joseph Grimaldi made what contribution to clowning?
English entertainer Joseph Grimaldi made what contribution to clowning?
TT: English entertainer Joseph Grimaldi (whose name led to the designation of every clown as “Joey”) played an instrumental role in the shift from harlequin to clown.
Grimaldi appeared as Clown in dozens of performances, including Harlequin and Mother Goose (1806).
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 Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837), Entertainer
Joseph Grimaldi was the most famous and popular clown of the period.
His performance style had its origins in the Italian Commedia dell'Arte of the sixteenth century, but in the popular 'Harlequinades' of the early nineteenth century he emerged as the founding father of modern clowns.
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2H OHE.
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 Joseph Grimaldi - Verve Records
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You have reached the artist page for Joseph Grimaldi.
In the right column you will see a listing of their Verve Music Group discography (active catalog titles only).
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 Joseph Grimaldi: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Joseph Grimaldi: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more
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 Joseph Grimaldi (I)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
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