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Performers in sideshows, extra, secondary productions associated with a circus, carnival, fair, or other such attraction. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sideshow performers . Subcategories
Schlitzie (alternatively spelled Schlitze or Shlitze; September 10, 1901 – September 24, 1971), possibly born Simon Metz [1] and legally Schlitze Surtees, was an American sideshow performer. He also appeared in a few films, and is best known for his role in the 1932 movie Freaks .
The performers often protested (to no avail) that they had no objection to the sideshow, especially since it provided not only a good income for them, but in many cases it provided their only possible job. [citation needed] The sideshow seemed destined for oblivion, until only a few exemplars of the ten-in-one remained. In modern times ...
John Eckhardt Jr, (August 27, 1911 – January 5, 1991), professionally billed as Johnny Eck, was an American freak show performer in sideshows and a film actor. Born with sacral agenesis, Eck is best known today for his role in Tod Browning's 1932 cult classic film Freaks and his appearances as a bird creature in several Tarzan films.
"Big Winnie" Johnson (c. 1839 – September 4, 1888) was an American "Fat Lady" sideshow performer in the 1880s. Despite the relatively short span of her career, she became very well-known, performing for circuses and dime museums across the country.
performer with Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey sideshows, entertainer at Coney Island William Henry Johnson ( c. 1857 or c. 1842 [ nb 1 ] – April 9, 1926), known as Zip the Pinhead , was an American freak show performer known for his tapered head.
Prince Randian (sometimes misspelled Rardion or Randion; October 12, 1871 – December 19, 1934), also nicknamed Pillow Man, The Snake Man, The Human Torso, The Human Caterpillar and a variety of other names, was a Guyanese-born American performer with tetra-amelia syndrome and a famous limbless sideshow performer of the early 1900s, best known for his ability to roll cigarettes with his lips.
Francesco "Frank" Lentini [1] (May 18, 1889 − September 21, 1966) was an Italian-American sideshow performer who toured with numerous circuses. Born with a conjoined twin , Lentini had three legs. Early life