Edmond Ansley: Wore Buster Brown Shoes
Edmond Ansley (William Edmond Ansley, 1891-1972), 42 inches tall was billed as "The Smallest Man in the World", though many made that claim. His professional career had scarely begun when at age 19 the Arkansas native was hired to be the mascot for the Brown Shoe Company, hawking Buster Brown Shoes. Dressed to resemble the […]