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Harry/Kurt (stage name/real name) came over to the U.S. from Germany around 1915 with his sister, Grace/Freida. Once they arrived, they worked for a man named Earles, at which time they adopted his last name. In the early 1920s, their sister Daisy/Hilda joined them and in the mid- to late 1920s, their sister Tiny/Elly arrived. The four worked in the movies while simultaneously working for Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. Around 1930, the four left the movie business in favor of the circus, where they worked until the mid-1950s. During this time, they made very few film appearances (most notably The Wizard of Oz (1939)) as Munchkins and Daisy's brief blink-and-you-miss-it shot in Best Picture winner The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)). The foursome retired in the mid-1950s. Grace died in 1970, Daisy in 1980 and Harry in 1985. For more info on Harry Doll/Harry Earles/Kurt Schneider, check out Steven Cox's book "The Munchkins of Oz".

Known For

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Lollipop Guild Member (uncredited)

The Wizard of Oz

1939

7.0

Midget in the elevator (uncredited)

Block-Heads

1938

5.0

Phoney Kid (uncredited)

A Girl's Best Years

1936

5.5

Midget (uncredited)

Sealskins

1932

7.8

Hans

Freaks

1932

6.7

Midget Performer (uncredited)

Be Big!

1931

5.0

Midget in Trash Basket

Good News

1930

5.6

Tweedledee aka Willie 'Midget'

The Unholy Three

1930

0.0

Cubby Snodd

3-Ring Marriage

1928

6.6

Pink Pub Midget Perfomer (uncredited)

Their Purple Moment

1928

Credits

The Wizard of Oz

as Lollipop Guild Member (uncredited)

1939

7.6

Block-Heads

as Midget in the elevator (uncredited)

1938

7.0

A Girl's Best Years

as Phoney Kid (uncredited)

1936

5.0

Sealskins

as Midget (uncredited)

1932

5.5

Freaks

as Hans

1932

7.8

Be Big!

as Midget Performer (uncredited)

1931

6.7

Good News

as Midget in Trash Basket

1930

5.0

The Unholy Three

as Tweedledee aka Willie 'Midget'

1930

5.6

3-Ring Marriage

as Cubby Snodd

1928

0.0

Their Purple Moment

as Pink Pub Midget Perfomer (uncredited)

1928

6.6

Baby Brother

as Gus, one of Barr's midgets

1927

6.4

Baby Clothes

as Midget

1926

5.8

🎬

That's My Baby

as The Baby

1926

0.0

The Unholy Three

as Tweedledee aka Little Willie

1925

6.7