Mario Wallenda
Mario Wallenda (May 6, 1940 – April 12, 2015) was an American acrobat and highwire artiste, a member of The Flying Wallendas from 1947 to 1962.[1][2] He was the adopted son of Karl Wallenda.[3] He was paralyzed on January 30, 1962, when their trademark seven-person pyramid collapsed in the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum.[4] He died on April 12, 2015 at the age of 74.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mario Wallenda, highwire artiste - obituary". Telegraph.co.uk. April 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Mario Wallenda died hoping to perform yet again". HeraldTribune.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ↑ Jaynes, Gregory (23 March 1978). "Karl Wallenda Is Killed in Fall from Wire". New York Times. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ↑ "The Wallendas' Tragedy in Detroit". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ↑ www.telegraph.co.uk https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11545322/Mario-Wallenda-highwire-artiste-obituary.html. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
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