title: The Clown
text: # The Clown
  
  The Clown or The Clowns may refer to:
  
  ## Books
  
  * The Clown (novel), a 1963 novel by Heinrich Böll
  * The Clown (short story), by Thomas Mann
  * The Clown (2000 AD), a series from the comic 2000 AD
  
  ## Film and TV
  
  * The Clown (1916 film), a 1916 silent film directed by William C. deMille and starring Victor Moore
  * The Clown (1931 film). a 1931 short animated film
  * The Clown (1953 film), starring Red Skelton
  * The Clown (1976 film), a 1976 West German film directed by Vojtěch Jasný
  * The Clown (2011 film), a 2011 Brazilian film
  * The Clowns (film), a 1970 film directed by Federico Fellini
  * Der Clown, a German television series
  
  ## Music
  
  * The Clown (album), a 1957 album by Charles Mingus
  * "The Clown", 1969 song by Status Quo from Spare Parts
  * "The Clown", 1977 song by BZN
  * "The Clown" (Conway Twitty song), 1982
  * Clowns (band), an Australian punk rock band, formed in 2009
  