Lavinia Warren

About

Dwarf actress who made a popular pair with her husband, General Tom Thumb.

Before Fame

She was discovered by PT Barnum, who made her part of his collection of curiosities at his New York Museum.

Trivia

Her wedding reception was attended by more then 2,000 guests, with the lucky couple standing atop a piano to be seen.

Family Life

After Tom Thumb's death from a stroke, she remarried to Count Primo Magri, also a dwarf.

Associated With

She travelled around performing plays based on Jonathan Swift's pint-size Lilliputians from Gulliver's Travels.