Alfredo Codona (7 October 1893 30 July 1937) was a Mexican trapeze artist Cordona was born in Sonora, Mexico to a circus trapeze family that became famous in the Ringling Brothers Circus. He began appearing in the circus at 7 1/2 months when his father, Edward, a flyer, balanced him on his hand for the opening act. In 1928 Cordona married aerialist Lillian Leitzel, who died in 1931. Codona later married another performer, Vera Bruce. Wikipedia
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In 1928, Leitzel married another hot-tempered circus performer, trapeze artist Alfredo Codona of the Flying Codonas, a stylish and graceful performer known for his daring triple somersault. www.cemeteryguide.com/codonaleitzel.html
