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- Schlitze's actual birth date and name remain unknown. Schlitze suffered from the condition microcephaly and mental retardation, commonly referred to as a "pinhead". It is also rumored that he had a sister, who also was a microcephalic. He was exhibited by Barnum as Maggie, the last of the Aztecs. Because the Mayans and other Meso-American cultures bound the heads of their elite to give them a cone shape, it is easy to see how Schlitze and the so-called Aztec children got their show names. For most of his career, Schlitze was dressed and exhibited as a girl, mainly because dresses simplified his bathroom needs.
Schlitze was placed in an institution after 30 years in the sideshow business, where his health began to decline sharply. Mr. Sam Alexander, a Canadian promoter, took Schlitze back on the road, where he remained on the sideshow circuit until he died at age 70 in 1971. - Actress
Ida Berlin was born on 19 April 1893 in Centralia, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Jack Cohn Berlin and Joseph Bodner. She died on 24 September 1971 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Additional Crew
Marcel Frym was born on 3 July 1898 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. Marcel died on 24 September 1971 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Actor
John Webley was born in 1946 in Portsmouth, England, UK. He was an actor. He died on 24 September 1971 in London, England, UK.