Daisy Earles
Daisy Earles | |
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Earles in a scene from the film Freaks, 1932 | |
| Born | Hilda Emma Schneider April 29, 1907 Stolpen, Germany |
| Died | March 15, 1980 (aged 72) Sarasota, Florida, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Actress and circus performer |
| Years active | 1920–1958 |
| Known for | Films Freaks and The Wizard of Oz |
| Height | 39 in (99 cm) |
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Hilda Emma Schneider (April 29, 1907 – March 15, 1980), who went by the stage name Daisy Earles, was a German-born actress with dwarfism who migrated to the United States in the early 1920s. She worked in Hollywood films and later toured with circus companies with her siblings under the name of The Doll Family. Daisy Earles was blonde, pretty, and tall compared to her other sisters, and had a very well proportioned figure, for which she earned the epithet of a "miniature Mae West". Her circus acts with her siblings were primarily as "parade performers".