‘The World’s Strangest Married Couple’: Circus Life In The 1930s

Published on 06/14/2018
ADVERTISEMENT

Jeanie Meets Al

When Jeanie was just 19, she had enough. She felt alone and with no one to turn to. Then just at the right moment, she found a giant who would change everything for her.

Jeanie Meets Al

Jeanie Meets Al


It was in 1936 at the Great Lakes Exposition Center that Jeanie took an interest in one particular performer named Al Tomaini. She was curious about this very tall and nice man.
ADVERTISEMENT

Sparks Flew!

Sparks flew immediately between Al and Jeanie.

Sparks Flew

Sparks Flew


She thought she found love and a way to escape her abusive adoptive mother.

ADVERTISEMENT