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Little Person Billy Barty Lands Big Field Roles
Boston era profile notes Billy Barty at 3 feet 9 inches finally securing two dramatic parts in Day of the Locust and W C Fields and Me He recalls starting as Mickey McGuire's brother and performing since 1928.
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John Sehlesinger
Hollywood
Billy Harty
Burgess Merelth
Barty
Ludwig
Hed Steiger
W.C. Fields
Mme
Schlesinger
Jerome Hellman
Arthur Hiller
Jay Weston
Sed
Fields
New York
Barry
Billy Barty
Bulls
Boro
California
Billy
Mickey Rooney
Mickey McGuire
Ruby Keeler
Mustardseed
Four Tales
Paramount
Frederic March
Los Angeles
Irma ‘la Doude
Punny Farm
Las Vegas
Rip ‘Taylor