About
Conjoined twins who toured as a sideshow act during the 1930s, playing the saxophone and violin. They appeared in the movie Freaks, which was released 1932. In 1951, they starred as themselves in the movie Chained For Life.
Before Fame
They were born joined at the hips but shared no major organs. Their mother sold them to Mary Hilton, who raised them to be performers.
Trivia
Mary Hilton and her husband used to abuse the twins physically while training them to be singers and dancers. They died at age 60 of the Hong Kong flu.
Family Life
Their mother was Kate Skinner, an unmarried barmaid who was aided in childbirth by her boss, Mary Hilton.
Associated With
Bill Russell provided lyrics for the 1997 Broadway musical about their lives, Side Show, which received four Tony nominations.
