Background
Peter Robinson was born in Chicopee, Massachusetts April 8, 1874, the son of Abraham Robinson and Victoria Hebert.
Peter Robinson was born in Chicopee, Massachusetts April 8, 1874, the son of Abraham Robinson and Victoria Hebert.
In later records he used April 6 as his birthday and gave Springfield, Massachusetts as his place of birth, but the birth registry gives the former date and location. He said that he had a normal childhood and appearance until his early teens, when his weight began to drop precipitously. He worked as a carnival sideshow entertainer, weighing in at 58 pounds, he billed himself as "The Living Skeleton", in the vein of Isaac West. Sprague.
In January 1922 he went on tour through South America and returned to the United States in November that same year.
Despite making his living in side shows, he was a classically trained Shakespearean actor. He is best known for his role in the horror film Freaks (1932), directed by Tod Browning.
He was also purported to be an expert harmonica player.
