Dates

• Existence: 1909 - 1990

Biography

Jack Niblett was born in Gloucester in 1909. He left school at fourteen to start working at Reynold's Flour Mill. During the Second Wold War, Jack served in India with the Royal Air Force. After the war he trained to become a teacher at St Paul's College, Cheltenham and Liverpool Art College. Jack became a primary school teacher and eventually a Deputy Head teacher in Smethwick.

Jack became interested in circus in the 1920s and spent a lot of his adult life visiting circuses around the UK and around the world. Jack developed a large amount of knowledge about circus and became a prolific writer on the subject. He wrote regularly for the World's Fair newspaper and the King Pole magazine as well as occasionally for Zeitung and Circus Report.

Jack was also a keen artist and painted many landscapes and circus scenes. He was the Vice President of the Dudley Society of Arts and exhibited his work regurly. Jack remained active until his death on 5 September 1990 at the age of 81.

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