Alfred Percival Bullen

Alfred Percival Bullen (February 8, 1896 in Kiama, New South Wales – August 11, 1974 in Penrith, New South Wales ) was, along with his wife, Lilian Ethel Bullen and brother, a founder of Bullen's Circus.

Life Alfred, also known as Perce, was the son of Alfred Weston Bullen and his wife Alice who were originally from New Zealand. He started his career with a performing pony and a sheep.

During the 1930s the circus expanded and its new assets belonged to Lilian. She had the forceful personality and she and three girl dancers formed the "Four Marzellas".

They had a surprising success during the second world war when the shortage of petrol forced the circus to stop touring at Yeppoon. However there was an American air base nearby and the Bullen's made a success of performing several shows a day. The circus employed more girls than it had ever done when it was touring before the war.

Lilian died of cancer on 4 January 1965. Alfred remarried a widow named Daisy Ruth Wood on the 3 January 1969.