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Celesta Geyer
Celesta Geyer (née Herrmann, 18 July 1901 – February 1982〔http://www.circushistory.org/Query/Query08b.htm〕) was a woman most famous for being the circus fat lady known as Dolly Dimples (also Bonnie Sonora and Jolly Dolly Geyer). She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
== Early years ==
She grew up in a close-knit German-American family where over-eating was normal. Six times a day, the family sat down for large meals and substantial snacks. The young Celesta had developed a big appetite by the time she was six and preferred playing with candy rather than toys. Her parents' way of soothing Dolly's hurt feelings over the teasing of her classmates was to provide her with more home-cooked food. By the time she left school (she dropped out to escape the teasing of her classmates and to help contribute financially to her family) she weighed nearly 300 pounds. By her twenties she weighed nearly 400 pounds.
Her biography details the many painful incidents she endured growing up, while also recalling the insulated world provided to her by her loving family. Despite the emphasis on food in the family, Celesta seems to be the only one who developed a serious weight problem. Despite her girth, Celesta was a strikingly attractive woman and she had several suitors. Celesta worked in factories, sold cosmetics and worked as a manicurist before marrying Frank Geyer, a man of normal weight. By all accounts, Frank and Celesta had a happy marriage for over 40 years, but no children resulted. In the late 1920s her husband lost his job at Ford Motor Company. As the Depression reduced his job prospects even further, financial need resulted in Celesta and Frank joining a travelling circus at the invitation of a professional fat lady who told Celesta that people were laughing at her anyway, so she should make them pay good money for the privilege. Celesta took the stage name "Dolly Dimples".
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