Mark Cannon interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana M. Nykolaiszyn, 2012-06-15

Mark Cannon was born in 1951 in Hugo, Oklahoma, and is grandson of Vernon and Jewell Pratt, who invited the first circus to establish winter quarters in Hugo, Oklahoma. Vernon Pratt was in the grocery store business, but later purchased and operated his own circus. Mark shared his memories of his gr...

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Language:English
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Cannon, Mark, > 1951 > -Interviews
Children
Children of working parents
Circus performers > Oklahoma > Interviews
Circus workers > Oklahoma > Interviews
Circus > Oklahoma
Families
Family-owned business enterprises
Shawnee (Okla.) > event place
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Summary:Mark Cannon was born in 1951 in Hugo, Oklahoma, and is grandson of Vernon and Jewell Pratt, who invited the first circus to establish winter quarters in Hugo, Oklahoma. Vernon Pratt was in the grocery store business, but later purchased and operated his own circus. Mark shared his memories of his grandfather and the circus. He also talked about his mother and aunt performing, along with his involvement in the circus as a child.