Dick Chipperfield
British circus proprietor
About Dick Chipperfield
Lived 1904 – 1988 (aged 83). Dick Chipperfield was an English and British.
Richard Chipperfield (21 September 1904 – 3 March 1988) was an English circus animal trainer and circus owner, of the Chipperfield's Circus dynasty. Chipperfield was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire, the son of Richard Chipperfield (8 April 1875 – 8 May 1959) and Emily Maud Seaton (16 August 1883 – 9 October 1974).
Chipperfield appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 3 August 1964.
He died in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England aged 83.
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Who was Dick Chipperfield?
British circus proprietor (1904-1988)
When was Dick Chipperfield born?
Dick Chipperfield was born on 21 September 1904.
When did Dick Chipperfield die?
Dick Chipperfield died on 3 March 1988.
What nationality was Dick Chipperfield?
Dick Chipperfield was English and British.
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