Tightrope walker, patriarch of the circus group known as "The Great Wallendas." The signature event in the act was a creation by Karl Wallenda, known as The Seven Man Pyramid. The pyramid was created by four men standing on a wire 35 feet in the air, with the two pairs yoked together by shoulder bars.

Karl Wallenda (/ w ɔː ˈ l ɛ n d ə /; January 21, 1905 – March 22, 1978) was a German-American high wire artist. He was the founder of The Flying Wallendas , a daredevil circus troupe whose members performed dangerous stunts far above the ground, often without a safety net.

Mar 28, 1978 · There, in chilly sunlight, Mr. Wallenda was buried near his nephew Dieter Schepp, son-in-law Richard Fraughan, and his wife's sister, Rietta Grotesent. Mr. Schepp and Mr. Fraughan were killed...

Mar 7, 2014 · On January 30, 1962, the Wallendas were in the middle of their famous seven-person pyramid 35 feet up when the front man on the wire faltered, sending three men plummeting to the ground. Two of...

Collective gravesite of different generations of the members of The Flying Wallendas. Includes patriarch Karl Wallenda who started the group under the name The Great Wallendas.

Apr 20, 2020 · Karl was buried here in the Manasota Memorial Park along with several other member of the family who performed on the high wire. Date of birth: 01/21/1904 Date of death: 03/22/1978

Sep 2, 2017 · Karl Wallenda was part of a family circus group called the Great Wallendas, who were, as their grave marker shows, "Aerialists Supreme." Check out his photos on his memorial page--amazing....

Find a Grave memorial ID. 1611. subject named as. Karl Wallenda. retrieved. 9 October 2017. place of birth. Magdeburg. 1 reference. imported from Wikimedia project. Italian Wikipedia. date of death. 22 March 1978. 2 references. stated in. ... Karl Wallenda (Grotefent) (21 Jan 1904 - …

Apr 28, 2022 · Genealogy for Karl Wallenda (1905 - 1978) family tree on Geni, with over 250 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.

Mar 7, 2022 · As Jana fell, she was caught by the family patriarch, 57-year-old Karl Wallenda, who held on as people on the ground formed a makeshift net. Once the net was ready, Jana dropped, bounced out of the net, landed and injured her head.