Austin, Florence, Active 1930 - 1969
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1930 - 1969
Parallel Names
- Florrie
Biography
Florence Austin aka Florre, was the daughter of Harry Austin and Ellen 'Topsy' Coleman and great granddaughter of George Sanger. Florence was a trapeze, aerial and variety performer. She married Thomas Manley with whom she performed as the double act 'Manley and Austin' in circus and variety from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Sanger Circus Collection
Fonds
Reference code: NFA0154
Scope and Contents
Black and white and some colour photographs, negatives, handbills, programmes and other items of ephemera relating to George Sanger's circus and the Hall by the Sea.
Dates:
c1850 - 1945
Found in:
National Fairground and Circus Archive