Samuel W. Gompertz
| Samuel W. Gumpertz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1868 |
| Died | 1952 (aged 83–84) |
| Nationality | American |
Samuel W. Gumpertz (1868–1952) was an American showman who played a part in the building of Coney Island's Dreamland.[1] Gompertz traveled the world in search of indigenous people to perform in the popular ethnographic sideshows of the day, including Filipinos who were exhibited in an "Igorot Village", long-necked women from Burma and people from Borneo who performed as "wild men of Borneo".[2]
In the novel Home by Daniel Martin Eckhart, Samuel W. Gumpertz features as the manager of Dreamland during the day before opening day May 27, 1911 and the fire that destroyed the park.
References
- ↑ Samuelson, Dale; Yegoiants, Wendy (2001). The American Amusement Park. p. 58
- ↑ http://www.coneyislandhistory.org/hall-of-fame/samuel-w-gumpertz
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