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  • ...Worth, Texas, the son of aerialist Barbara Ray and elephant trainer [[Rex Williams]]. His parents divorced. When Barbara married another elephant trainer, the ...aced duet with Anna May, to which Barbara added a leopard named Odin. "Ben Williams and Anna May" became one of the most successful and original elephant acts
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  • ...Barbara Ann Ray (born September 30, 1934), whose parents, LaLea and Ruben Ray, had a tiny circus called Marlowe's Mighty Hippodrome. Her contribution to ...p of twenty-two elephants—including Anna May, who performed with Ben Williams—in the 108th edition of [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey]]'s ''Gr
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  • Franz had seven siblings: [[Carola Williams|Carola]] (1903-1987), Sabine (1906-1918), Helene (1907-1991), Henriette (19 ...ere the [[Trio Barlay]] (of the Kwansik family) and the equestrian [[Harry Williams]]: They would play an important role in the Althoff siblings’ history. It
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  • Rex Williams (1927-2003) was one of North America’s best and most respected elephant t Rex Williams was born in Danville, Illinois on January 23, 1927, the son of a farmer. Hi
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