Codice albumGBB-F-006337

Image IDGBB-F-006337-0000

1934, 5 june, NEW YORK, USA: The British-born conjoined twins sisters Daisy and Violet Hilton (1908-1969), in this photo Violet (at left side) embrace his annunced future housband the American bandleader musician Maurice L. Lambert. Photo shot at the City Marriage License Bureau in New York on June 5, 1934. Maurice and Violet were refused a marriage license in New York and in 20 other states of USA as well. The sisters play arole into the celebrated movie FREAKS (1932) by Tod Browning. They were exhibited in Europe as children, and toured 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

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