The Doll Family

The Doll Family was a group of four dwarf siblings who were popular performers in circuses and sideshows from the 1920s until their retirement in the mid 1950s. Download high resolution version (621x973, 38 KB)Postcard photograph of entertainers The Doll Family This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (621x973, 38 KB)Postcard photograph of entertainers The Doll Family This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Dwarfism is a condition in which a person, animal or plant is much below the ordinary size of the species. ... Sibling is a generic term meaning brother or sister, i. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... In America, a sideshow is an extra, secondary production associated with a circus, carnival, fair or other such attraction. ... Referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America and in Australia as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ...

They were:

• Grace (born Frieda Schneider, 1900 – November, 1970)
• Harry (born Kurt Fritz Schneider, April 3, 1902 – May 4, 1985)
• Daisy (born Hilda E. Schneider, April 29, 1907 – March 15, 1980)
• Tiny (born Elly Annie Schneider, July 23, 1914 – September 6, 2004)

The Dolls were four out of a family of seven children (the rest being of average size) born to Emma and Gustav Schneider in Stolpen, Germany. Harry and Grace were the first of the quartet to begin performing in sideshows, as "Hans and Gretel". Somewhere between 1913 and 1915 (accounts vary), they were seen by an American, Burt Earles, who brought them to the United States where he promoted them as sideshow attractions. He also brought Daisy and Tiny to the United States (in 1925 and 1926 respectively) where they joined Harry and Grace in their act. 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stolpen is a Saxon (Germany) municipality in the district of Sächsische Schweiz. ... Gretel tricks the witch Hansel and Gretel (German: Hänsel und Gretel) is a German fairy tale, collected by the Brothers Grimm. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

At this time, the Dolls began touring with Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, where they sang, danced, and rode horses. They would work on the Ringling sideshow for the next thirty seasons, with the exception of the 1952 season when they were replaced by members of Nate Eagle's Midgets. Daisy in particular earned the nickname of and was often billed as "The Midget Mae West." By this time, the entire family had adopted the Earles' surname; they would retain that name until Mr. Earles died during the 1930s, when the tiny performers became the Doll's - a name which reflected comments overheard from their audiences. Ringling Bros. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... In the 19th century, midget was a medical term referring to an extremely short but normally-proportioned person (e. ... MAE-West is a major Internet peering point located in San Jose, California. ... // Events and trends A public speech by Benito Mussolini, founder of the Fascist movement The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ...

Harry was the first to begin his film career, with director Tod Browning for the Lon Chaney vehicle The Unholy Three (1925) as the ruthless midget Tweedledee. He later reprised the role for the 1930 sound remake, again with Chaney but this time directed by Jack Conway. The family also began appearing in films together, almost always as circus performers, and acted in some comedies with Laurel & Hardy. Harry and Daisy were cast in major roles in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1932 film Freaks, while Tiny had a small bit part. In fact it was Harry himself who brought to Tod Browning's attention the Tod Robbins story "Spurs" on which the film was based. All four siblings played Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz (1939 movie), with Harry playing a small featured part as one of the members of the "Lollipop Guild" who welcome Dorothy upon her arrival in Oz. The Dolls racked up quite an impressive number of film credits, which allowed them in later years to dub themselves "The Moving Picture Midgets." Charles Albert Browning, Jr. ... Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera Lon Chaney, Sr. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... A sound film (or talkie) is a motion picture with synchronized sound, as opposed to a silent movie. ... In film, a remake is a newer version of a previously released film or a newer version of the source (play, novel, story, etc. ... Stan Laurel Stan Laurel (June 16, 1890 – February 23, 1965), born Arthur Stanley Jefferson, was a comedian and member of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy. ... Oliver Norvell Hardy (1892–1957) Oliver Norvell Hardy (January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American film actor. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ... Cover artwork for the 2004 DVD release Freaks is a 1932 horror film about sideshow performers directed by Tod Browning. ... Clarence “Tod” Robbins (1888-1949) was an American author. ... Alternate meanings: see Munchkin (disambiguation) Munchkins are the natives of the fictional Munchkin Country in the Oz books by L. Frank Baum. ... The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ...

Their opportunities as film actors had always been limited, and they stopped appearing in films, although Daisy later played a small part in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952). They returned to the travelling sideshows, where they were staple attractions through the late 1950's. When the Ringling train shows ended in 1956, the Dolls started touring with the Christiani Circus, living in a trailer they pulled behind their car. The Dolls found this to be an unacceptable situation, so in 1958 they jointly retired. The Greatest Show on Earth is the slogan for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Their decades with the circus had provided them with a good living, and they bought a house in Sarasota, Florida, in which all four lived. The house was often featured in magazines, and was furnished with custom built, reduced size furniture. In the grounds of the house was a "Doll's House", which the family opened to the public. Each of the four remained living in the house until their deaths. Tiny, the last survivor, lived there for many years before dying, following a long illness. Ringling estate Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County, Florida, USA. It is on the Central-West coast of Florida. ...

External links

• Doll Family Midgets
• Prodigies by James G. Mundie - The Doll Family