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- Q8004307 description "British clown".
- Q8004307 description "British clown".
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- Q8004307 abstract "“Little Billy” redirects here. For the 1914–15 series of silent films featuring a small boy named Little Billy see Little Billy films.William Alfred Merchant (31 July 1919 – 26 May 2001), was an English midget clown who performed under the name of "Little Billy" Merchant. Born in a workhouse in Barton Hill, Bristol, Merchant was abandoned by his parents as a young child and brought up in an orphanage in Bristol. As an adult, he was only 42 inches (1.1 m) tall.Merchant was fascinated by his local variety theatre, the Bristol Empire, where a chance encounter in 1937 resulted in his recruitment into John Lester's troupe of midgets. He subsequently joined Joe Boganny's band of acrobatic dwarves, with whom he appeared in many of the leading variety venues of the time. During the Second World War Merchant worked as an aircraft fitter for the Bristol Aeroplane Company, but he managed to spend the 1944 summer season at Chessington Zoo Circus, partnering the clown Fiery Jack (real name Fred Zetina). His partnership with Jacko the Clown lasted for 30 years, during which time the pair travelled extensively on the European circus circuit. They were regular performers at the Belle Vue Christmas Circus until Merchant's retirement in 1979. They also spent six summer seasons at the Great Yarmouth Hippodrome.Merchant moved to a retirement home in Skegness in 1979. He received a lifetime achievement award from the Circus Friends' Association of Great Britain in 2000.".
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- Q8004307 deathDate "2001-05-26".
- Q8004307 deathYear "2001".
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- Q8004307 dateOfDeath "2001-05-26".
- Q8004307 name "Merchant, William Alfred".
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- Q8004307 comment "“Little Billy” redirects here. For the 1914–15 series of silent films featuring a small boy named Little Billy see Little Billy films.William Alfred Merchant (31 July 1919 – 26 May 2001), was an English midget clown who performed under the name of "Little Billy" Merchant. Born in a workhouse in Barton Hill, Bristol, Merchant was abandoned by his parents as a young child and brought up in an orphanage in Bristol.".
- Q8004307 label "William Alfred Merchant".
- Q8004307 givenName "William Alfred".
- Q8004307 name "Merchant, William Alfred".
- Q8004307 name "William Alfred Merchant".
- Q8004307 surname "Merchant".