Spectacularly attired in colorful costumes, his miniature poodles pirouetted, pranced and somersaulted their way into the hearts of millions here and abroad. A member of the Yelding’s circus family of England, Victor and his “little Stars” were instant hits in their 1954 debut on the Greatest Show On Earth.

In the next two decades their appliances on circuses at parks, on TV and in Las Vegas review won them acclaim as one of history’s most outstanding dog acts.