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Grady Stiles
American entertainer (–)
Grady Stiles | |
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| Born | Grady Franklin Stiles Jr. June 26, |
| Died | November 29, Gibsonton, Florida |
| Other&#;names | Lobster Boy (stage name) |
| Occupation | Freakshow/sideshow performer |
Grady Franklin Stiles Jr. (June 26, – November 29, ) was an American freak show performer and murderer.
His deformity was the genetic condition ectrodactyly, in which the fingers and toes are fused together to form claw-like extremities.
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Because of this, Stiles performed under the stage name "Lobster Boy".
Family history
According to Grady's father, the Stiles family had a long history of ectrodactyly, dating back to Grady Stiles Jr.
was the fourth child of Grady F. Stiles Sr. and his wife Edna. Capitalizing on his deformity, Grady Stiles Sr. was a sideshow attraction in a traveling carnival. After Grady Jr. was born he was folded into his father's sideshow act at the age of seven.[1] Stiles married twice and had four children