Gygax- The Diary of a Clown

Trained as a premier acrobat; apprenticed to The Grigoris, the most famous acrobatic troupe of the day, a gifted Walter Endler emerged as one of Europe’s most respected 20th Century musical clowns. Fighting a dogged path through a myriad of physical injuries as an acrobat, to fighting on the front line of two World Wars, Walter Endler knew the meaning of pain and discomfort. He also knew the meaning of shame and distress brought about by the activities of a cheating wife. Most of all, despite the periods of sorrow in his life, he knew the meaning of laughter and how to make it happen. Next to determination, this was, without doubt, his most talented gift of all. The life and times of ‘Gygax’ is not only an extraordinary story about an extraordinary man, it is a remarkable piece of 20th Century social history.