January 15 was the birthday of Lady Beth Bancroft (Elizabeth Jane Wrisley, 1902-1985), billed also as Miss Betty, Lady Betty and especially Buckskin Betty. 1954 can handily be said to be Betty's biggest year in show business; she and her husband Colorado Fred Bancroft (1885-1963) toured with Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Baily Circus that year, […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:12PM on January 15, 2022