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Joseph Gitnig (1930-2025) Street entertainer, poet. Joseph Gitnig was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Tilburg, the Netherlands. Mr. Gitnig called himself Pegasus.

Full Name

Joseph Leslie Gitnig

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

1930

Birth

Joseph Leslie Gitnig was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 26, 1930.

1953

Residence

Mr. Gitnig moved to New York in 1953 and took courses at the Jefferson School of Social Science.

1971-1983

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Gitnig was a street performer who performed at the Central Park Zoo beginning in about 1971 until about 1983.

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Residence

New York County: Mr. Gitnig lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York.

2024

Literary Work

Unicorns in the Afternoon: Poetry of Promise
Boekscout
9464893133 / 978-9464893137
Poetry written with Roeline van Berchum .

2025

Death

Joseph Gitnig died in Tilburg, the Netherlands, on February 23, 2025

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