This article is about the entertainer. For the film, see Grock (film). For the radio station, see Grock Radio. For other uses, see Grok (disambiguation).
Grock
Grock in 1903
Born
Charles Adrien Wettach
(1880-01-10)10 January 1880
Loveresse, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Died
14 July 1959(1959-07-14) (aged 79)
Imperia, Italy
Occupation(s)
Clown, music hall performer
Years active
1890s–1954
Grock (born Charles Adrien Wettach;[1] 10 January 1880 – 14 July 1959) was a Swiss clown. Called "the king of clowns"[2] and "the greatest of Europe's clowns",[3] Grock was once the most highly paid entertainer in Europe.[2]
^Some sources give this as "Karl Adrian Wettach".
^ abPat Cashin, Grock Clown Alley (blog). (24 August 2006). Retrieved 22 April 2011
^"Life on the Newsfronts of the World" Google Books. Life magazine (15 November 1954). Retrieved 22 April 2011.
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