Fred Ferber Bradna

1872 – 1955 Manasota Memorial Park

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Birth: 1872
Strasbourg, Département du Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Death: 21 Feb 1955 (aged 82–83)
Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
Burial: Manasota Memorial Park

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For 42 years, former German cavalry officer Bradna (birth name Frederick Ferbere)was part of the Ringling Brothers/Barnum & Bailey Circus. His first position was Equestrian Director, then he was promoted to Ringmaster, a title he held for 12 years. He was the Ringmaster during the Hartford Circus Fire in 1944.

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1879–1957 (m. 1903)

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Ringling Circus Museum, Sarasota, FL, Jan 26, 2024

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Ella & Fred Bradna, 1910. Frederick Whitman Glasier, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Archives, 1963.1.892

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Ellen Bradna, 1903. Equestrian Director, Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus and wife of Fred Bradna.

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Fred Bradna was the Equestrian Director and Ringmaster for Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey for over forty years. His wife Ella was a renowned Equestrian star and crowd favorite.

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Published Tuesday, 02-22-1955
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