Daniel P. Mannix

Born into a long-standing naval family, he entered the U.S. Naval Academy but left after being deemed unsuitable for officer duties, later completing a journalism degree at the University of Pennsylvania. His wartime service as a naval lieutenant involved producing training films, while his post-war life blended carnival performance-where he earned the stage name The Great Zadma as a sword-swallow… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources