1927 ca , NEW YORK , USA : The British-born conjoined twins sisters Daisy and Violet Hilton ( 1908 - 1969 ), with two young men twins , with probab

1927 ca , NEW YORK , USA : The British-born conjoined twins sisters Daisy and Violet Hilton ( 1908 - 1969 ), with two young men twins , with probab Stock Photo

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1927 ca , NEW YORK , USA : The British-born conjoined twins sisters Daisy and Violet Hilton ( 1908 - 1969 ), with two young men twins , with probability two Vaudeville artists or musicians . Photo by Progress , New York .The sisters play a role into the celebrated movie FREAKS ( 1932 ) by Tod Browning . They were exhibited in Europe as children, and tourned the United States sideshow, vaudeville and American burlesque circuits in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1936 Violet married gay actor James Moore as a publicity stunt. The marriage lasted 10 years on paper, but it was eventually annulled. In 1941 Daisy married Harold Estep, better known as dancer Buddy Sawyer , who was also gay. The marriage lasted 10 days. In 1951 they starred in a second film CHAINED FOR LIFE by Harry L. Fraser , an exploitation film loosely based on their lives. - BARNUM CIRCUS - FREAKS - GEMELLI GEMELLE SIAMESI - CIRCO - CIRCUS - MUSIC HALL - MUSICALL - CABARET - VAUDEVILLE - WOMAN - DONNA - DONNE - FENOMENO DA BARACCONE - curls - riccioli - smile - sorriso - legs - gambe - leggy pose - scarpe - shoes ---- Archivio GBB

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