Johnny Eck was from Baltimore.
Actor Johnny Eck was #BornOnThisDay Aug. 27, 1911 Born with sacral agenesis, often worked as a sideshow performer but known today for his film role in Freaks (1932) + his role as a "bird creature" in several Tarzan films (1932-'41) Passed in 1991 (age 79) from a #heartattack #RIP pic.twitter.com/OeeQVrFC8W
— Dr. Buzz aka Buzz Von Ornsteiner PhD (@DrBuzz_Forensic) August 27, 2024
Baltimore born Johnny Eck is known for being sideshow performer and magician but I’ve left him at the Visionary Art Museum because he was also a talented folk artist. Eck became a screen painter, having learned the craft from its inventor William Oktavec.#baltimoresaltbox pic.twitter.com/9PfGQf44nn
— Juliet Ames (@thebrokenplate) December 20, 2023
This #GraveTale looks at the life #JohnnyEck, the self-proclaimed King of the Freaks. SeanPaulMurphyVille: Grave Tales #37: John H. "Johnny Eck" Eckhardt https://t.co/QnrznDCK1p pic.twitter.com/f5IuceJeGM
— Sean Paul Murphy (@SeanPaulMurphy) August 9, 2023
Johnny Eck with his twin brother pic.twitter.com/RJxJ1YT7T1
— Mystery Editor (@editor_mystery) September 25, 2023
Sad! 