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May Emmeline WIRTH

Also known as: May

Born: 6 June 1894

Died: 18 October 1978

Special Achievements:

1963 - Inducted in the Circus Hall of Fame as a bareback rider

Additional Information:

Pioneer bareback ricer circus performer and equestrienne. In 1912, began working with Barnum and Bailey Circus in America.

References

St Leon, Mark. (1983, Spring). World Famous Equestrienne: Australia’s May Wirth. This Australia, 57-61.

St Leon, Mark Valentine. Australian Dictionary of Biography. “Wirth, May Emmeline (1894–1978)”. accessed 11 December 2019.
Wikipedia. “May Wirth”. accessed 11 December 2019.
Image - May Wirth

Description: Australian circus and vaudeville performer May Wirth (1894 – 1978), on page 3 of the March 3, 1922 Variety. Date: 3 March 1922 Source: Variety (Mar. 1922) on the Internet Archive Author: Unknown photographer

Wikimedia Commons: File:May Wirth - Mar 1922 Variety.jpg