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Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman, and entertainer, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the circus that became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.His successes may have made him the first «show business» millionaire. Although Barnum was also an author, publisher, philanthropist, and for some time a politician, he said of himself, «I am a showman by profession...and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me,» and his personal aims were «to put money in his own coffers». (Reference: Wikipedia.org)
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