Renée Adorée(1898-1933)

Adoree was literally born in a circus tent. Her father was a circus clown and her mother was an equestrienne. She was taught acrobatics, horseback riding, and dancing as a child and at the age of 15 she joined a group of touring mimes.

[on her early circus life] There were so many children with the circus the management installed a teacher, and there were regular school hours, with rigid discipline. When a long move made us forego a day's lessons, we had a double study the next day.