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Dwarf Entertainer Guy Big, who's 37 inches tall, uses his dog, Sambo, and a variety of costumes in his nightclub acts and children's shows, Sambo is o(...)
Dwarf Entertainer Guy Big, who's 37 inches tall, uses his dog, Sambo, and a variety of costumes in his nightclub acts and children's shows, Sambo is o(...)

Dwarf Entertainer Guy Big, who's 37 inches tall, uses his dog, Sambo, and a variety of costumes in his nightclub acts and children's shows, Sambo is o(...)

Date11/27/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Dwarf Entertainer Guy Big; who's 37 inches tall; uses his dog; Sambo; and a variety of costumes in his nightclub acts and children's shows; Sambo is one of the reasons he's being evicted from his Church St. apartment; the others are leaving his balcony door open and fastening a campaign sign outside his balcony.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0100389F
[Said Sambo to his dusky ...]
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