Spuggy the Clown - Telegraph In South Africa, Spuggy appeared in partnership with a dwarf clown called Tickey, but his success there was short lived: when one of the Doyle brothers died, the season was aborted after four months. He went on to tour the continent with a travelling exhibition featuring a huge 79ft preserved whale, and later with a performing dolphin show, before finding more sedentary employment as a hotel manager. He eventually returned to England, and to Smart's, where the chimp incident had been forgiven and forgotten, continuing to perform with the circus until 1971. He then took himself off to Germany where, over the next 10 years, he appeared with some of the country's best-known circuses, including the Althoff family circus. In 1978 he was chosen by the American Circus Ringling Brothers to appear at the International Circus Festival of Monaco, where he was presented with a gold medal by Prince Rainier. Though he made his home in Germany, when his health declined Spuggy returned to England, finally retiring to Leeds, where he gave occasional performances in aid of children's charities. Spuggy the Clown's first marriage was dissolved. He is survived by his second wife, Deborah, and by Gillian, the daughter of his first marriage who married one of Germany's leading animal trainers. Spuggy the Clown, born April 10 1931, died May 13 2013