About Baby Bunny Smith
Lived 1888 – 1952 (aged 63–64). Baby Bunny Smith was an American circus performer and actor.
Helen "Baby Bunny" Smith (1888–1951) was an American sideshow performer. She made her living traveling with sideshows in the early 20th century, billed as a circus fat lady.
Smith was born in 1888. Despite a normal childhood, she became very heavy during grammar school. She left school and took a job as a sideshow performer at the age of 13. Her weight ballooned to as much as . She was billed as "Baby Bunny Smith" during her sideshow career and settled at Coney Island. She met her husband, 58-pound Peter Robinson, a fellow sideshow performer known and billed as "the human skeleton", in the cult film classic Freaks. They had two children.
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Who was Baby Bunny Smith?
American actress (1888-1952)
When was Baby Bunny Smith born?
Baby Bunny Smith was born in 1888.
When did Baby Bunny Smith die?
Baby Bunny Smith died in 1952.
What was Baby Bunny Smith's occupation?
Baby Bunny Smith was a circus performer and actor.
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Baby Bunny Smith was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Baby Bunny Smith. https://biography.guide/baby-bunny-smith/
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