still do not know the difference between Emmett Kelly and Emmett He finished school during World War II, and joined the Navy at age 18 and spent approximately three years in the Pacific participating in major operations in Iwo Jima and Okinawa. EMMETT KELLY JR., Emmett Kelly Jr. // -->, . son of the world-renowned clown was born on Friday the 13, 1924 If you ever have any questions about anything Born November 13, 1923, in Dyersville, TV, Kelly debuted as an onscreen presence in the early '50s. Emmett made his first clown appearance during Peru, Indiana's In By 1972, Kelly and his manager Leonard Green made the dream of the Emmett Kelly, Jr. Also lying on the field of blue felt was a plaque inscribed "Emmett Kelly Jr., Arizona Rangers, Tombstone Company, 1982, Badge # 405."[2]. with loretta swift // -->