Achille Zavatta, a serious clown life

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Achille Zavatta, at the end of his clown act, carrying his son Franck, in 1976. AFP PHOTO ARCHIVE / AFP

By: Pascal Paradou

Achille Zavatta (1915-1993) began his career as a circus man at the age of 4 before becoming famous with the character of the clown Auguste. He returned in 1973, in the Radioscopie program, on the circus and its words, regretting that their use in everyday language is derogatory.

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