Name	Eddie Collins (Edward Bernard Collins)
Build	Average
Date of Birth	January 30, 1883
Birthplace	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Star Sign	Aquarius
Died	September 2, 1940 (Aged 57)
Location of Death	Arcadia, California, USA
Cause of Death	heart attack
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	White
Occupation	Actor
Celebrity Index	Ed
Claim to Fame	Eddie Collins was the inspiration for Dopey from Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
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Trivia

Dopey was the "leftover" dwarf with no particular personality. Then one day animator Ward Kimball discovered vaudevillian actor Eddie Collins at a Los Angeles burlesque house. Kimball invited the baby-faced Mr. Collins to the studio to perform and improvise pantomimes of Dopey`s reactions on film. Thanks much to Collins` innovative acting, Dopey assumed a very definite personality and soon became one of the animators` favorite dwarfs. Collins` pantomime turned out to be one of the first times live-action reference footage was shot for an animated film. The technique proved so successful that it`s still used today. The inspiring Mr. Collins went on to perform live-action reference for Gideon in "Pinocchio" (1940).

(disney.go.com/vault/archives/characters/sevendwarfs/sevendwarfs.html)

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