Today is the birthday of William “Shorty” Blanche (1875-1931). Described a little unfairly as a “toothless dwarf” by W.C. Fields biographer James Curtis (see photo above, he’s not a dwarf, just a short guy), Shorty Blanche was a show business legend as Fields’ real life valet and onstage comedy stooge. He began working for Fields in […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:29AM on January 13, 2015