Grock (The Clown)

Grock (born Charles Adrien Wettach; 10 January 1880 – 14 July 1959) was a Swiss clown. Called "the king of clowns" and "the greatest of Europe's clowns", Grock was once the most highly paid entertainer in Europe.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 10, 1880 (Loveresse (municipality in the canton of Bern, Switzerland)), Died July 14, 1959 (Imperia (coastal city and comune in the region of Liguria, Italy) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: performer, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Columbia	69603	10-in.	approximately 1919	A-be my boy	Grock (The Clown)		performer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL3177	10-in.	6/9/1931	Le vrai bonheur	Pierre Chagnon ; Adrien Lamy	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grock (The Clown)," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353717.

Grock (The Clown). (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353717.

"Grock (The Clown)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.