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Thomas Wedders, also known as Thomas Wadhouse, born in Yorkshire, England, c. 1730, was a performer in various circus sideshows in the mid-18th century.He is chiefly known for having the world's longest nose, allegedly measuring 20 cm (7.8 inches) long.
The name plays off the term "blackface," and the act featured performers enacting Jewish stereotypes, wearing large putty noses, long beards, and tattered clothing, and speaking with thick Yiddish accent. Early portrayals were done by non-Jews, but Jews soon began to produce their own "Jewface" acts.
A man with an exaggerated "Jewish nose" depicted on the cover of an American joke book, 1908. The Jewish nose, also known as the Jew's nose and the Middle Eastern nose, [1] is an antisemitic ethnic stereotype [2] referring to a nose with a prominent convex bridge, downward nasal tip [3] and relatively broad nostrils.
An "aquiline" nasal profile From parody nose classification Notes on Noses: "It indicates great decision, considerable Energy, Firmness, Absence of Refinement, and disregard for the bienseances of life". [1] An aquiline nose (also called a Roman nose) is a human nose with a prominent bridge, giving it the appearance of being curved or slightly ...
Lists of people by nationality and occupation (153 C, 1 P) Lists of people by occupation and nationality (13 C, 2 P). Lists of honorary citizens (1 C, 7 P)
Bradley Cooper is facing mounting backlash over his use of a prosthetic nose while depicting composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein in the upcoming movie "Maestro," prompting Bernstein's ...
According to Ripley the Teutonic race resided in Scandinavia, northern France, northern Germany, the Baltic states and East Prussia, northern Poland, northwest Russia, Great Britain, Ireland, and parts of Central and Eastern Europe, and was typified by light hair, light skin, light eyes, tall stature, a narrow nose, and slender body type. It ...
Born Iris Barrel in to a Jewish family in Astoria, Queens, New York City, on August 29, 1921, [2] Apfel was the only child of Samuel Barrel (1897–1967), whose family owned a glass and mirror business, and his Russian-born wife, Sadye "Syd" Barrel (née Asofsky, 1898–1998), who owned a fashion boutique.