Pablo Fanque was the first black circus proprietor in Britain. A famous showman in his time, he is best known today from the lyrics of the Beatles song Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!, written by John Lennon based on an antique circus poster that he had bought, in which the Henderson family is described as "late of Pablo Fanque's fair. " Pablo Fanque is buried in Woodhouse Cemetery, Leeds next to his first wife Susannah Darby.

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  • Pablo Fanque was the first black circus proprietor in Britain. A famous showman in his time, he is best known today from the lyrics of the Beatles song Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!, written by John Lennon based on an antique circus poster that he had bought, in which the Henderson family is described as "late of Pablo Fanque's fair. " Pablo Fanque is buried in Woodhouse Cemetery, Leeds next to his first wife Susannah Darby.
  • Pablo Fanque war der erste schwarze Zirkusdirektor in Großbritannien.
  • Pablo Fanque er et pseudonym eller artistnavn for William Darby. Han var den første svarte sirkusdirektøren i Storbritannia, og var i sin tid en stor publikumsattraksjon både på grunn av hudfargen og som tryllekunstner og akrobat. Likevel er det gjennom omtalen av familien Henderson, som "late of Pablo Fanque's fair" i teksten til Beatlessangen Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! han har vunnet sin verdensberømmelse. Sangen ble skrevet av John Lennon etter inspirasjon fra et av sirkusets posters, som han fikk kjøpt på et antikvariat i Kent i 1967. Pablo Fanque ble gravlagt på Woodhouse Cemetery i Leeds, ved siden av sin første hustru, Susannah Darby.
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  • Pablo Fanque was the first black circus proprietor in Britain. A famous showman in his time, he is best known today from the lyrics of the Beatles song Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!, written by John Lennon based on an antique circus poster that he had bought, in which the Henderson family is described as "late of Pablo Fanque's fair. " Pablo Fanque is buried in Woodhouse Cemetery, Leeds next to his first wife Susannah Darby.
  • Pablo Fanque war der erste schwarze Zirkusdirektor in Großbritannien.
  • Pablo Fanque er et pseudonym eller artistnavn for William Darby. Han var den første svarte sirkusdirektøren i Storbritannia, og var i sin tid en stor publikumsattraksjon både på grunn av hudfargen og som tryllekunstner og akrobat. Likevel er det gjennom omtalen av familien Henderson, som "late of Pablo Fanque's fair" i teksten til Beatlessangen Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! han har vunnet sin verdensberømmelse.
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  • Pablo Fanque
  • Pablo Fanque
  • Pablo Fanque
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