Peter Robinson (sideshow artist)

Peter Robinson (credited professionally as The Living Skeleton, was an American 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.

This article is about a sideshow performer, whose only film appearance was in Freaks (1932). For other people named Peter Robinson, see Peter Robinson (disambiguation).
Peter Robinson
Other namesThe Living Skeleton
Occupation(s)Sideshow performer, film actor
SpouseBaby Bunny Smith (married 1916- until his death)

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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