George Ameen Hamid Sr. (February 4, 1896 – June 1971) was an entrepreneur who made major contributions to America's outdoor amusement and entertainment industry. He established significant productions during the 20th century for

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s. He is the father of George A. Hamid Jr. He was born in 1896 in Broumana,

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. He moved to America in 1907 with the Buffalo Bill Wild West show, and later founded the Hamid-Morton Circus with Robert Morton. In 1953 he became President of the IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions). ''

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'' magazine described him in 1965 as "one of America's top entrepreneurs in outdoor entertainment".George Hamid
IAAPA He died in 1971.

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Hamid Circus
official website 1896 births 1971 deaths American entertainment industry businesspeople American entertainers American circus owners Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to the United States 20th-century American businesspeople {{US-business-bio-1890s-stub

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