Jimmy Savo

Jimmy Savo (born James Vincent Sava or Vincenzo Rocco Sava; and first became noted as a juggler in amateur contests. By the age of twelve, he was billed as "The Child Wonder Juggler" on vaudeville bills.

Career He made his first professional appearance at Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre in 1912. Over the years, he added such skills as rope walking, singing, dancing, and joke telling to his act, and performed in burlesque shows as well as vaudeville. The revue included striptease, which shocked some of the audiences. Wine, Women and Song was closed by court order in December 1942. Savo also featured in the 1943 Broadway musical by Lerner and Loewe, What's Up?.

Savo was the author of two books: the children's book Little World, Hello! (1947), and the posthumously published memoir I Bow to the Stones: Memories of a New York Childhood (1963).

Personal life He married the actress Frances Victoria Browder (1896–1962) in 1918; they divorced in 1935. His second wife, Lina Farina (1902–1988), was an Italian-American journalist.

He died in Guardea, Terni, Italy in 1960, at the age of 68, while on vacation visiting some of his wife's family's properties.