Former Buster Brown spokesman Ed Ansley
Former Buster Brown spokesman Ed Ansley
MS/CUs former Buster Brown Shoe Company touring spokesman EDMOND ANSLEY sitting on couch, talking to male television reporter, Sept 21, 1972. Ed Ansley, a 4" 2 midget, toured the country portraying Buster Brown for 27 years. He died a year after this interview at the age of 84. MS Edmond Ansley putting on blond moptop wig that was part of his costume. MS KTVT-11 CP-16 film camera on tripod. Strange MS extremely wrinkled Ed Ansley, still wearing blond wig, talking to off-screen reporter: "Yes, I think so. I m really grateful of the letters that I get, that they like that time, and the way we got along in entertainment, and that most of them say in their letters that it s too bad that we don t have you traveling around, that we need something for these boys & girls to follow." Reporter asks if the children of his fans look up to him: "Yes, I m not having any trouble. The children have respect. Most children are so sincere in everything they do. If you play square with them, you ll have no trouble with them."