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fat Human Marvels DOLLY DIMPLES - The Dainty Fat Lady While Dolly Dimples was not the most famous Fat Lady or even the most rotund, her story is almost unparalleled in the history of sideshow. She was born Celesta Herrmann in Cincinnati on July 18, 1901. As a baby, her weight was average and her appetite was considered normal.

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in Grave of a Famous Person Posted by: renruts N 41° 55.186 W 085° 05.855 16T E 657754 N 4642618 Known by the stage name Lottie Grant, Lizzie Whitlock was the heaviest woman in the United States in her time and made a living in the circus! Waymark Code: WM87QG Location: Michigan, United States Date Posted: 02/15/2010 Published By: rangerroad

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"What's considered circus fat? Asking for a friend," Grant Johnson tweeted. During an appearance on "Today" on Monday, Alley further explained her use of the term many have found derogatory. "I know this isn't politically correct, but I grew up when there were actually fat ladies in the circus," she explained to Matt Lauer.

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It was a song by Moon Mullican in 1958. It was the name of a B-17 bomber during World War II and it's also a children's book that was published a couple of years ago. But before that, and for decades, there was only one famous Alice from Dallas, and she was a big, big star. By some accounts, 650 pounds large.

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Wonder Woman has grown fat, though less realistically so in the following two pages. The Mirage Mirrors (Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #130, 1962) Similar to the last story, Wonder Woman becomes as fat as a circus lady after using the Mirage Mirrors she borrowed from Queen Hippolyte at the Charity Carnival to play a trick on Steve Trevor, a man who cannot tell the difference between her and her secret.

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A freak show in Rutland, Vermont in 1941 Part of a series on Discrimination Forms Attributes Social Religious Ethnic/ national Manifestations Policies Countermeasures Related topics v t e Coney Island and its popular ongoing freak show in August 2008.

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Biography Elizabeth Charlotte was the daughter of Peter J. Stice and Malinda Phelps. She left home to join circus as fat lady, married three times, left a husband Frank M Whitlock, daughter Grace, sons Charles E. Peter T. Love William Henry Parker.

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Written by Harry Rinker The Circus Fat Lady - Description The exhibition of morbidly obese people dates back to the mid-nineteenth century. Circus fat ladies were a traditional sideshow carnival, circus, dime store, and exhibition feature from 1859 until the mid-twentieth century. The Circus Fat Lady - History

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Hannah Perkins, The Fat Lady Born in Maine in 1836, Hannah Perkins was a professional 'fat lady', and one of the stars of Barnum's shows. According to most reports, she was the heaviest woman of her time, weighing as much as 714lbs. Notably, Hannah was also tall too - at over six feet.

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The fat lady is perhaps even more of a tradition in the sideshow than the fat man. One such performer, who is shown in this photo taken on the Ringling Bros. Side Show in 1943, was Baby Thelma, who claimed a weight of 619 pounds at the age of 18.

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Celesta Geyer (née Herrmann; July 18, 1901-February 19, 1982) was an American woman most famous for being the circus fat lady known as Dolly Dimples (also Bonnie Sonora and Jolly Dolly Geyer ). She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio . Early years Celesta Herrmann was born July 18, 1901, in Cincinnati, Ohio .

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Elizabeth (Stice) Whitlock died of heart problems on August 16, 1899, at her home located in Batavia. But, no, the story does not end yet. Lizzie's story still has more twists before ending. Lizzie's size 24 Shoes compared to a size 8 shoe.

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She, too, was a circus fat lady, billed as the Human Blimp during the First World War (when that word was still a novelty). Some sources have said that Ruth's grandmother was also a professional fat lady, which would give her a remarkable lineage indeed. David Willoughby, who recorded her measurements and life history in the name of.

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Weighing 16 pounds at birth does not necessarily mean you will become the Fat Lady of the circus. But during a time in history when people enjoyed staring at human oddities, its better to be paid for having people gawk at you. Ruth Smith was born on February 8, 1902 in Kempton, Indiana. At age one her weight was fifty pounds.

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