Tiny Kline

Tiny Kline (born Helén Deutsch, June 21, 1891 - July 5, 1964) was a Hungarian-born circus performer. She performed with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey and as Tinker Bell at Disneyland. Kline's most well-known act was the "slide for life," a variation of traditional iron jaw performance in which she slid down a wire from tall buildings or other structures by her teeth.

Tiny Kline (born Helén Deutsch, June 21, 1891 - July 5, 1964) was a Hungarian-born circus performer. She performed with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey and as Tinker Bell at Disneyland. Kline's most well-known act was the "slide for life," a variation of traditional iron jaw performance in which she slid down a wire from tall buildings or other structures by her teeth. ==Early life and career== In 1905, Kline immigrated to the United States with a dance troupe. New York port records indicate that she was born in Magyar, Hungary and was 15 years old when she arrived. She lived at the Clara de Hirsch home for immigrant girls. She started as a burlesque dancer and performed in clubs and music halls. Kline made headlines in 1912 when a Pittsburgh Press article titled "Witnesses forget and dancer gets off with costs," detailed a misdemeanor charge against the performer following "an alleged ultra-risqué performance in a singing hall in Bloomfield" earlier that year. The article stated that Kline was arrested for dancing in "what the authorities declared [sic] was too scanty attire." The witnesses could not corroborate the charges and Kline was allowed to go after paying her court fees. ==References== ==External links== Tiny Kline performs slide for life over Broadway in 1936

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