Bobby May

Bobby May (born Ludwig Theodore Mayer, February 20, 1907–November 7, 1981)[1] was a vaudeville-era juggler. He is considered one of the best American jugglers.[1]

Biography

Bobby May was born in Cleveland, Ohio.[2]

Bobby May performed his first professional act at Cleveland's Luna Park in 1923 along with a young Bob Hope.[2]

One of May's most well-known acts involved juggling while ice-skating, which involved the use of three to five balls, clubs, hats, and cigarettes.[3]

May was known for playing the harmonica as well as singing and dancing.[2]

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gollark: * gravitational potential energy
gollark: <@!261154480433659914> I'm hoping I got the right daelvn: here's another quote for libhydraz: "lol loops".
gollark: Okay, this is actually a terrible way to do it if you want to run the alarm thing more than once and it might be better to use that signal version.
gollark: I mean, this code does seem like it might leak threads, come to think of it, so you may need an async solution.

See also

References
  1. Juggling Hall of Fame entry for Bobby May
  2. Howard, Alan (November–December 2005). "Bobby May: The International Juggler". Juggle.
  3. Hansen, Bert (1945). "Bobby May in Skating Vanities". Juggler's Bulletin.

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