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Chapters: Hervé Villechaize, Josh Ryan Evans, Kenny Baker, Michael Dunn, Johnny Roventini, Warwick Davis, Beetlejuice, Matthew Roloff, Peter Dinklage, Meredith Eaton, Weng Weng, Verne Troyer, David Rappaport, Deep Roy, Billy Barty, Kiruna Stamell, Nelson de La Rosa, the Doll Family, Pat Bilon, Bridget Powers, Michael J. Anderson, Felix Silla, Eric Cullen, Tony Cox, Patty Maloney, Jason Acuña, Rusty Goffe, Mickey Carroll, Jerry Maren, Osita Iheme, Meinhardt Raabe, Mikey Post, Martin Klebba, Guy Big, Kiran Shah, Jordan Prentice, Lewis Croft, Phil Fondacaro, Charlie Becker, Thomas Dilward, Holly One, Mark Povinelli, Michael Gilden, Danny Woodburn, Michu Meszaros, Billy Curtis, Prince Denis, Romy Pastrana, Loto, Angelo Muscat, Mark Northover, Selene Luna, Tamara de Treaux, Tommy Vicini, Brad Williams, Debbie Lee Carrington, John George, Arturo Gil, John T. Bambury, Ruth Duccini, Mike Edmonds, Mick Walter, Betty Tanner, Jack Purvis, Franz Balluck, Arthur Serevetas, George Claydon, Josefine Balluck, Jason Tompkins. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 226. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Michael Dunn (October 20, 1934 August 30, 1973) was an American actor and singer who shunned the usual "cute" typecasting of dwarf actors and sought serious roles requiring dramatic skill. He was a trailblazer who ultimately inspired a generation of dedicated actors with extreme short stature, including Zelda Rubinstein, Mark Povinelli, and Ricardo Gil. Michael Dunn suffered from medical Dwarfism, a result of spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia (SED, subtype unknown), a genetic defect of cartilage production caused by a mutation in the COL2A1 (type II collagen) gene. This disorder, classified as a skeletal dysplasia, caused distorted development of his limbs, spine, and ribcage and led to early, widespread osteoa...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1388973 ... Read more