Fagan and Floyd

Description:

Fagan the lion appeared in the MGM movie, Fearless Fagan, in 1952. Before this, Floyd, drafted into the army in California, learned Fagan had been stolen from a train and later found close to death in an abandoned house in Ohio. After Fearless Fagan, Floyd and his lion toured with Clyde Beatty's circus. When married with two sons, Floyd had difficulty feeding Fagan and his family, and he gave Fagan to a zoo. Pining for Floyd, Fagan dies in his cage of an ulcerated stomach. Heartbroken, Floyd took many jobs, including one at Disneyland. He retired in Bermuda Dunes, California with wife Esther and their cat Misty.

subjects: lion,  biography,  entertainment,  circus,  Lion trainers

People: Floyd Humeston,  Clyde Beatty

Times: 1952