Biography
Tract for unusual things and phenomena in human people. If you figure it out, the existence of a person is a familiarity with such things and phenomena, as well as their subsequent taming. It is not surprising that over time there were Deltsi, who decided to use this traction for mercenary purposes. The Phineas Taylor Barnum also belongs to them.Childhood and youth
The famous Showman of America was born in the city of Betel Connecticut. It happened on July 5, 1810. Father of the boy, Filo Barnum, held a small chain of shops in the Beatel. About Mother of Finance, Irin Taylor Barnum, information is not enough - presumably, was a descendant of immigrants from the Russian Empire.
Even in the early years, Fineas began to work in a father's shop, and by 13 years he was already his master. At the same time, the future commercial entertainment officer began selling lottery tickets in its store. The guy quickly promises that excitement and love for entertainment make people spend even the last money, and this was the beginning of the reflection of Fineas on how to earn it.
Such thoughts distracted Barnuma Jr. from work, which led to the closure of the store. We needed money for life, and Fineas didn't want to ask them. Therefore, I launched my new project - I began to publish the newspaper "Herack Freedom".
Taylor Barnuma had no money to keep the state of news authors, so the information printed in "Helegal" was largely controversial, unreliable, and sometimes in general in addition. There were those who saw in articles slander. As a result, Fineas was summoned to the court, and after - put in the prison of the city of Danbury for 2 years. "Heracking Freedom" ceased to exist.
At the celebration of your twenty-fifth birthday, during a conversation with an old friend by Bartmom, Fineas learned about Mr. R. V. Lindsee, who earns that he shows the public a slave-black woman named Joyce Het, claiming that she had more than one and a half hundred years And that she is Nynechka Washington, Founder Founder of the United States of America.
Taylor Barnuma This idea encourages. For presented money, as well as on some of their savings, he will buy an old hat with Mr. Lindsay. The amount for the "Nurse of Washington" was paid solid - a thousand dollars (for healthy slaves and then less paid). Together with Joyce Hat Fineas goes to a tour in America. The slave-black woman was actually successful among the public, but Barnum was heated this interest in various details from the life of "Nynechki".
Joyce died in February 1836. Barnum managed to raise his condition, but this version of the events did not suit him. And he found a way out: Phineas invited scientists and students to open the dead old woman, setting up a paid bloody show from this. The decision was risky, but the case burned out. It did not overshadow this session of obscuration even what, according to the results of the autopsy, the old woman Hat was at least twice as younger than the declared age. After the collapse of the slave-black women, Taylor Barnuma's business went on a decline.
Circus Barnuma
In 1841, Fineasa at a ridiculous price can be redeeming the American Museum of Skuder with all its exhibits. After carrying out a small cosmetic repair, as well as restructuring and partial updating of the collection of exhibits, Fineas opened the American Barnuma Museum. The establishment was located in a lively place - at the intersection of Ann Street and Broadway.
After the first visits, the interest in the museum of citizens began to disappear. Another non-trivial solution was required, capable of changing the state of affairs. Fineas found Liliput Charles Strathton and offered him to work at the museum, entertaining visitors. Liliput agreed. Together they came up with the image of General Tom-Tama, who glorified Strathton to all of America and beyond. And Taylor Barnuma forced it to revise the concept of his institution.
Having enlisted by the help of the Boston Comrade Mosharoid Kimball, as well as the financial support of James Bailey and James Hutchinson, Fineas replenished his collection of living exhibits by Siamese twins Chang and Annian banners, Indian dancer Du-Ham from the Sakov tribe, so-called Fiji mermaids, Elephant Jumbo, Canadian Giant Anna Sven and a Wolf Boy from Russia named Fedor Evtishchev (the child was sick with hyperitrichoz, because of which his whole body was covered with an abundant hair).
The Barnuma Museum was renamed to Barnuma Mobile Circus. Together with its specific troupe, Phineas traveled with touring America and Europe. In England, delayed from March 20 to July 20, 1845, at the personal request of Queen Victoria. In 1855, Taylor Barnum wanted to move away from affairs, but financial problems forced him to return to the previous field.
However, it was not a circus united Barnum. He also wrote and published three books (not counting autobiography) - "deceptive worlds" in 1865, "battles and victories" in 1869 and "the art of doing money" in 1880. In 1850, he managed to arrange a large-scale tour of the United States of the Swedish opera singer Johanna Maria Lind. A total of 150 performances took place.
He began political activities in the fifties, but interrupted it for the sake of participation in the Civil War in the United States, held from 1861 to 1865. After the war, already being a member of the Republican Party, becomes a deputy of the city of Fairfield. In this place, Fineas served 2 times. In 1867, he was running into the congress - the Supreme Legislative Body of America.
In 1875, it becomes the mayor of the port city of Bridgeport. With it, the issue of improving water supply is solved, as well as a complete transition to gas lighting. The question of the turnover of alcoholic beverages and a question of prostitution is also regulated. He played the equality of people with black and white skin. He adapted for the scene Roman Harreet Becher-Stow "Hut Uncle Tom", released in 1853.
Fineas managed to feel tightly with President Abraham Lincoln and Writer Mark Twain (what the latter mentioned in his diaries). Taylor Barnum left after herself a serious heritage - his tricks (as Fineas him called him) to this day, marketers and advertisers of leading companies are used. Even the psychological effect of subjective confirmation, which enjoy the compilers of horoscopes, chirromants and the mediums of all the masters, received his name - Barnum's effect.
Personal life
Barnum was married twice. The first wife was the name of Cherity Hellet, he lived in marriage until 1873. The second wife became Nancy Fish, on which he married a year after the divorce from Cherity and lived until his death.
In total, Fineas had 4 children, one of whom died in infancy. The remaining three - daughters Helen Maria Herd, D. V. Thompson and W. G. Khtel.
Death
The entrepreneur died on April 7, 1891. It happened in the very port city of Bridgeport. Fineas buried on the cemetery Mountain-Grow. Two years later, a monument was erected in Sisayd Park - as a sign of gratitude for merits in front of the city and country.
In 2002, Martin Scorsese "Gang New York" film was released on the screens, in which Fineas Taylor Barnum appeared. His role was performed by the actor Roger Ashton Griffiths. After 15 years, another tape was published with the participation of the Hero of Taylor Barnuma, she became the picture of Michael Grassi "the greatest showman", the main role in which Hugh Jackman was performed.