february november known major american circus performer starred years tall performed groups early 1920s late 1940s billed smallest man world small physique contrasted alongside larger circus acts juvenile excessively tall regarded highly successful novelty celebrity visited white_house represented recruitment efforts featured multiple films including role wizard retired early life born february salem oregon frank brothers grew tall grew height expert said mother tall led wonder small stature inherited age living washington parents brothers albert charles father employed time factory mechanic attended school likely physical size associated emotional consequences january shot having poor health previously mother subsequently remarried time living mother manhattan according census listing mother identified performers career career began young age father entered local age joined starred major attraction circus largest kind performers animals years old circus sought size claiming years old billed smallest man world exhibited known public major major moniker previously american comedian died 19th century circus performer died tall weighing pounds accompanied mother spent years worked island december received national press coverage visited president white house billed world smallest man newspaper noted time smallest smallest world known major caused excitement called white house recently notable drew attention new_york_times led strange streets manhattan led parade original coach previously general coach drawn accompanied tiny doll described major sweetheart circus performers drew attention chicago_tribune visited chicago paired large circus performer known billed big baby elephant said performed numerous human working woman weighing pounds career advertising film found success 1930s mascot recruitment biggest role acting wizard played trumpet playing herald announced arrival mayor smallest appeared shorts comedy program gang including short free eats living mother manhattan occupation described circus document states registered county local board located oregon registration prompted board state believe smallest united_states announcement registration weight height given vastly contrasting sources height weight pounds performance reputation seen human example photographed year old boy weighed pounds reportedly said weight newspaper referred reality years old time shows noting doll sisters female small persons working declared regular contrast public persona reportedly enjoyed beer known run length bar kicking way whilst dressed children clothes working befriended tall time advertised photographed promotional materials said penny poker jack major size reports size range vastly upper boundary height weight given report height weight pounds height given modern sources including believe claimed height weight pounds chicago_tribune gave height weight pounds reported weighed pounds post entertainment industry death retired entertainment industry age moved oregon living niece small town size meant didn pay welfare state collected children tall size meant forced tailor clothing additionally demands good standard november age died pneumonia hospital oregon buried nearby aside brother immediate family
Clarence Chesterfield Howerton