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“Flying Funny: My Life Without a Net” by Dudley Riggs was the featured book on this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
“Flying Funny: My Life Without a Net” by Dudley Riggs was the featured book on this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Performing Arts Archivist Kate Hujda joined host Lisa Von Drasek in sharing insights into the book, Riggs, and Riggs’ papers, which are in the Libraries’ Performing Arts Archives.
Riggs was born into the fourth generation of traveling trapeze artists who also performed in vaudeville. In the book, Riggs shares stories about his early family life in entertainment and how it led to his founding the Dudley Riggs Brave New Workshop.
Reposted from continuum.
