The Brief
- Mary Jane Miller is a circus veteran who turned 104 at the beginning of February.
- Miller spent 14 years of her life flying high above our heads, primarily as a trapeze artist.
- Miller said the circus allowed her to travel and see the world. She witnessed major circus history and retired in her 30s to raise her son.
SARASOTA, Fla. – Mary Jane Miller joined the circus at just 18 years old with no formal training or family connections.
The backstory:
Miller was from Michigan and on vacation in Sarasota when she made friends with a girl whose parents were clowns.…