Joseph Giacomo Ferari (January 4, 1868 - May 11, 1953) was a lion tamer and circus owner at Dreamland on Coney Island. Biography He was born on January 4, 1868, or January 14, 1868, in Leeds, England. He had a brother, Francis Ferari (1862–1914), also a lion tamer. Joseph died on May 11, 1953, in Port Richmond, New York, on Staten Island. References 1860 births 1953 deaths Circus owners People from Staten Island