Eddie Carmel 1073838 201720055 2008-03-29T01:41:11Z Ack76 6752351 Added Hubert's Museum to work. [[Image:528bg.jpg|thumb]] '''Eddie Carmel''' ([[March 16]], [[1936]] – [[August 14]], [[1972]]) was a well-known person who suffered of [[acromegaly]], a disorder of the [[pituitary gland]], caused in his case by a [[tumor]], which if left untreated causes uncontrolled growth. Popularly known as "The [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[Gigantism|Giant]]", Carmel was billed at the height of 8 ft 9 in (268 cm) tall, though he may have more realistically been around 7 ft 6 ¾ in tall. At the time of his [[death]] at age 36, he had shrunk 6 ¾ inches, due to kyphoscoliosis (curvature of the spine, a mixture of scoliosis, and kyphosis, meaning hunchback). Carmel was made famous by [[photographer]] [[Diane Arbus]]' picture ''Jewish Giant, taken at Home with His Parents in the [[The Bronx|Bronx]], [[New York City|NY]], [[1970]]''. [http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/asc/projects/comm544/library/images/528.jpg] Due to his condition, his primary work was in carnival sideshows including appearances at Hubert's Museum in Times Square and a few films such as "50,000 B.C. (Before Clothing)" (1963), and "[[The Brain That Wouldn't Die]] (1962)." His parents were Itzack and Miriam Carmel, and he grew up in the Bronx, NY. ==External links== *[http://www.soundportraits.org/on-air/the_jewish_giant/ The Jewish Giant] A radio segment presented by SoundPortraits.org *[http://www.npr.org/about/press/990916.giant.html/ NPR] A [[National Public Radio]] press release about the segment just cited. *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0138350/ Eddie Carmel] Carmel's entry in the [[Internet Movie Database]]. {{DEFAULTSORT:Carmel, Eddie}} [[Category:People with gigantism]] [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:1972 deaths]] {{US-entertainer-stub}}