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…by ship to America in 1937 and moved to Silver Lake, a refuge for Russian intellectuals at the time. She made a living as a cabaret singer and lion tamer for Ringling Brothers. During a circus performance in Indiana, she was mauled by a grizzly bear. She survived and lived peacefully in a Silver Lake bungalow until her death in 1977.
Loren Kantor
Bev Potter
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I bet she was fun at parties, omg.
Legal secretary by day, insomniac by night. Ally. BA, MA. Humor, pop culture, and things that make you think. My weekly-ish newsletter is bevpotter.substack.com
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