Casimir Petrovich Pluchs ( November 5, 1894 - February 15, 1975 ) - circus artist , white clown , pseudonym "Roland". Honored Artist of the Latvian SSR ( 1954 ).
| Casimir Pluchs | |
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 Casimir Pluchs in the costume of a white clown | |
| Birth name | Kazimir Petrovich Pluchs |
| Aliases | Roland |
| Date of Birth | November 5, 1894 |
| Place of Birth | Dvinsk , Russian Empire |
| Date of death | February 15, 1975 (aged 80) |
| Place of death | Latvian SSR |
| Citizenship |  Russian Empire of the  the USSR |
| Profession | clown |
| Years of activity | 1913-1957 |
| Awards | Honored Artist of the Latvian SSR (1954) |
Born in Latvia in the vicinity of the city of Dvinsk (now Daugavpils ), in a family of farm laborers .
Content
Biography
- 1910 - Apprentice in the acrobatic troupe of Novello.
- 1913 - Full member of the acrobatic troupe " Roman Gladiators " (with K. Sbyshevsky, later with J. Rosenberg).
- 1922 - Starts acting as a White Clown (partner Julius Morus ).
- 1924 - 1934 - Paired with comedian Eigen .
- 1934 - 1957 Partners for different periods become - Coco , Anatoly Dubino , Savely Crane , Evgeny Biryukov .
- 1957 completes the circus activity and leaves the arena .
- 1963 The book "White Clown" written by Roland is published in Riga .
Casimir Pluchs is still considered one of the best representatives of the circus genre "White Clown". Throughout his circus life, he participated in more than 130 clowns . And also wrote several dozen clowns and entres .
Rewards
On October 15, 1954, Kazimir Petrovich Pluchs was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Latvian SSR for great achievements in the development of circus art.
Filmography
1955 : “Behind the window of a department store,” the role of a white clown (no credits).
See also
- Dubino, Anatoly Antonovich
- Clown
- Yury Nikulin
- Pencil
- Vitaliy Lazarenko (clown)
- B. Vyatkin
Literature
- book "White Clown"
- Soviet circus encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia Circus World , Volume One Clowns , p. 385–387