Henry Hite (May 1, 1915 – May 26, 1978) born Henry Marion Mullens, was an American actor, stage performer, media personality and spokesperson who was well known for making personal appearances promoting the Corn King brand (Wilson Certified Meats trade-name)
as the "Corn King Giant",
and for the occasional movie that would capitalize on his height. Although promoted as "the world's tallest man" at 8 ft 2 in, his actual height was 7 ft 6¾ in (2.31 m).
At age 18, he changed his name to 'Hite' and partnered with 'Lowe' (Roland Picaro), to form a
Vaudeville
Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 19th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition ...
act, later as "Lowe, Hite and Stanley" which included the
midget
Midget (from ''midge'', a tiny biting insect) is a term for a person of unusually short stature that is considered by some to be pejorative due to its etymology. While not a medical term like "dwarfism", a medical condition with a number of ca ...
Stanley Ross. Hite's stage career ended in 1962 following the death of Ross.
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Filmography
See also
* Gigantism
Gigantism ( el, γίγας, ''gígas'', "giant", plural γίγαντες, ''gígantes''), also known as giantism, is a condition characterized by excessive growth and height significantly above average. In humans, this condition is caused by ove ...
References
;Further reading
* — 1938 case study: "H. M. M." enry M. Mullens
External links
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1915 births
1978 deaths
American male film actors
People with gigantism
20th-century American male actors
Vaudeville performers
People with acromegaly
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