Nicolai Poliakoff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicolai Poliakoff

Russian clown

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1900

Place of Birth: Daugavpils, Latvia

Date of Death: 25-Sep-1974

Profession: clown, artist, circus performer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Nicolai Poliakoff OBE (2 October 1900 – 25 September 1974; Latvian: Nikolajs Polakovs; Russian: Nikolai Petrovich Polyakov) was the creator of Coco the Clown, arguably the most famous clown in the UK during the middle decades of the 20th century.
Technically, Coco is an Auguste, the foolish character who is always on the receiving end of buckets of water and custard pies.
The Auguste often works with the more clever white-faced clown, who always gets the better of him.