Dudley Riggs’ family history contains a fascinating glimpse into the character of his parents as they doggedly struggled to survive in show business. Part of what kept them afloat was the no-nonsense wisdom of Grandmother Riggs.  Riggs’ memoir is filled with charming and delightfully revealing tales of what it took to survive in show business for so many years, several of them spent on the Riggs Family Circus.

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