Jack Earle

Jacob Rheuben Ehrlich , professionally credited as Jack Earle, was an American silent film actor and sideshow performer. Due to acromegalic gigantism, Earle was one of the worlds tallest humans at the time of his death, standing at 7160ft 7160160in tall. Foryears, he traveled with Ringling Bros. and Barnum amp Bailey Circus, then became a salesman. He is referenced in Tom Waitss song Get Behind The Mule. For some of his life he was claimed to be 85 tall

He was born in Denver, Colorado, in 1906, the son of Jewish immigrants. He was born at a weight of less than four pounds. Jacob was small for his age, until he reached his seventh birthday. By the time he was ten, he was over six feet tall. His family lived in El Paso, Texas at this time and the locals nicknamed him Pecos Bill

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