Born Simon Metz in the Bronx in 1901. Born with microcephaly and a severe mental handicap. Schlitzie is perhaps the best known "pinhead" in history. He toured with Barnum and Bailey Circus and over a half-dozen other freak show troupes.
He died in 1971, exactly two weeks after his 70th birthday.
Here's his big scene in Freaks:
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