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Leonard L. St. Clair (1912-1980), nicknamed “Stoney”, was a circus performer and tattoo artist born in West Virginia. As a child, Stoney was crippled by rheumatic fever and confined to a wheelchair.
Stoney (Leonard L. St. Clair) was a tattoo artist of the “Old School,” as he says. The sign above Stoney’s Columbus, Ohio shop proclaimed: “Stoney Knows How: Tattooing by the Teacher of the Art.”.
Feb 1, 1981 · Leonard L. St. Clair, Alan Govenar, Don Yoder (Foreword by) Step into the world of carnival freaks... and meet a man who lived and loved it. Leonard "Stoney" St. Clair, associated himself with various sideshow acts, and bestowed his talents on any willing flesh.
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Leonard L. St. Clair. born Bluefield, WV 1912-died Columbus, OH 1980. Also known as. Leonard L. (Stokey) St. Clair. Born. Bluefield, West Virginia, United States.
- November 9, 1912
- December 3, 1980
Stoney Knows How is a visit with a master of the oldest art in the world - Tattooing. Disabled by rheumatoid arthritis since the age of four, and forced to use a wheelchair, his growth stunted, Stoney St. Clair (1912 - 1980) joined the circus at 15 as a sword-swallower.
Leonard St. Clair was born on 5 April 1916. He was a writer, known for Four Star Playhouse (1952), The Inner Circle (1946) and Your Favorite Story (1953). He died in February 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Leonard St. Clair collection includes biographical material, correspondence, source material, photographs, diaries, manuscripts, radio scripts, and published books and stories from his commercial writing career.
