Biography
Peter Robinson (born April 8, 1873; credited professionally as The Living Skeleton or as The Cigarette Fiend, and The Thin Man), was an American theater and sideshow art performer, perhaps best known for his only film appearance in the Tod Browning cult film Freaks, with a lengthy career in the carnival circus circuit at Coney Island and with Ringling Bros. He also appeared briefly in Broadway.
He worked as a carnival sideshow entertainer, weighing in at 58 pounds. He had a career in that genre in the vein of circus thin man Isaac W. Sprague and Artie Atherton. He was married to fellow sideshow entertainer Baby Bunny Smith, a 467-pound (212 kg), circus fat lady. He married her numerous times for promotional purposes.
He was also purported to be an expert harmonica player.
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GenderMale
Birthday1874-04-06
Deathday1947-01-01 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceSpringfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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