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William Henry Johnson (c. 1857 or c. 1842 [nb 1] – April 9, 1926), known as Zip the Pinhead, was an American freak show performer known for his tapered head. Early life [ edit ]
Schlitzie's true birth date, name, location and parents are unknown; the information on his death certificate and gravesite indicate that he was born on September 10, 1901, in The Bronx, New York, [2] though some sources have claimed that he was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico. [3]
Zippy the Pinhead is a fictional character who is the protagonist of Zippy, an American comic strip created by Bill Griffith. Zippy's most famous quotation, "Are we having fun yet?", appears in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations and became a catchphrase .
Official Zippy The Pinhead site; Griffith's "Top 40 List on Comics and their Creation”: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 "On the Road with Zippy the Pinhead" Boston Globe (2011) Review of Bill Griffith: Lost and Found, Comics 1969-2003 by novelist Paul Di Fillipo Barnes & Noble In The Margin blog (Feb. 12, 2012) Zippy Meets Mick Jagger
Also in 1860, Barnum introduced Zip the Pinhead, a microcephalic black man who spoke a mysterious language created by Barnum. In 1862, Barnum discovered giantess Anna Swan and dwarf Commodore Nutt, a new Tom Thumb with whom Barnum visited President Abraham Lincoln at the White House.
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