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General Tom Thumb. Charles Sherwood Stratton (January 4, 1838 – July 15, 1883), better known by his stage name " General Tom Thumb ", was an American with dwarfism who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P. T. Barnum. [1] Childhood and early life. Stratton at 10 years of age.
10 apr 2024 · General Tom Thumb (born January 4, 1838, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.—died July 15, 1883, Middleboro, Massachusetts) was an American showman noted for his small stature. He was the first major attraction promoted by the circus impresario P.T. Barnum. Thumb, General Tom; Warren, Lavinia.
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Mercy Lavinia Warren Stratton ( née Bump; October 31, 1841 [1] – November 25, 1919) was an American proportionate dwarf, who was a circus performer and the wife of Charles Sherwood Stratton, known as General Tom Thumb. She was known as a performer and for her appearance in one silent film, The Lilliputians' Courtship, 1915.
4 gen 2008 · Bettmann / Getty Images. By. Robert McNamara. Updated on July 02, 2019. General Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton, January 4, 1838–July 15, 1883) was an unusually small man who, when promoted by the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, became a show business sensation.
24 set 2018 · By William DeLong | Edited By John Kuroski. Published September 24, 2018. Updated July 20, 2020. General Tom Thumb, the 25-inch man, became P.T. Barnum's most popular attraction with his unparalleled charisma and charm. Wellcome Library, London/Wikimedia Commons Tom Thumb in 1844 at the age of six.
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25 nov 2014 · Most importantly though, Barnum changed the boy's name to General Tom Thumb, after the English folklore character. It was brilliant branding and the press took the bait, says Professor Eric D...
Tom Thumb, 1838–83, American entertainer, whose original name was Charles Sherwood Stratton, b. Bridgeport, Conn. His career as General Tom Thumb began in 1842, when the showman P. T. Barnum gave him the title and arranged with the child's parents for his exhibition as a midget.
