page_title: Grock
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Grock / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: Statuette Grock d'Or - Grockland
context_page_description: Grock, born Charles Adrien Wettach, was a Swiss clown, composer and musician. Called "the king of clowns" and "the greatest of Europe's clowns", Grock was once the most highly paid entertainer in the world.
context_section_description: Grock's career is commemorated with the Grock d'Or, an annual competition for young circus artists which first took place in 2003. This competition has been discontinued since 2008.
caption: The Grock d'Or statuette
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