Shirley Bolingbroke was born on July 7, 1933, in Malad, Idaho. She was born with a form of dwarfism and reached a height of 3'11". She was a commercial artist. She was a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints.
Shirley met actor and activist William John Bertanzetti, better known as Billy Barty, at a Little People of America convention in Las Vegas. She initially rebuffed Billy's marriage proposals as he was not Mormon, but he later agreed to convert clearing the way for their engagement. They were married two years later on February 24, 1962, in Studio City, California. They had two children — Braden, who is of average height, and Lori, who is a little person.
Shirley died on November 4, 2007, in Northridge, California at the age of 74, and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California.
Shirley met actor and activist William John Bertanzetti, better known as Billy Barty, at a Little People of America convention in Las Vegas. She initially rebuffed Billy's marriage proposals as he was not Mormon, but he later agreed to convert clearing the way for their engagement. They were married two years later on February 24, 1962, in Studio City, California. They had two children — Braden, who is of average height, and Lori, who is a little person.
Shirley died on November 4, 2007, in Northridge, California at the age of 74, and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California.
Shirley Bolingbroke was born on July 7, 1933, in Malad, Idaho. She was born with a form of dwarfism and reached a height of 3'11". She was a commercial artist. She was a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints.
Shirley met actor and activist William John Bertanzetti, better known as Billy Barty, at a Little People of America convention in Las Vegas. She initially rebuffed Billy's marriage proposals as he was not Mormon, but he later agreed to convert clearing the way for their engagement. They were married two years later on February 24, 1962, in Studio City, California. They had two children — Braden, who is of average height, and Lori, who is a little person.
Shirley died on November 4, 2007, in Northridge, California at the age of 74, and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California.
Shirley met actor and activist William John Bertanzetti, better known as Billy Barty, at a Little People of America convention in Las Vegas. She initially rebuffed Billy's marriage proposals as he was not Mormon, but he later agreed to convert clearing the way for their engagement. They were married two years later on February 24, 1962, in Studio City, California. They had two children — Braden, who is of average height, and Lori, who is a little person.
Shirley died on November 4, 2007, in Northridge, California at the age of 74, and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California.
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