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Harry Lewiston (April 2, 1900 – June 1, 1965; legal name Israel Harry Jaffe) was an American showman, freak show director, and barker. He wrote his memoirs under his stage name, published posthumously in 1968 as Freak Show Man: the Autobiography of Harry Lewiston, as told to Jerry Holtman.
Grace McDaniels (March 14, 1888 – March 17, 1958) was an American freak show star known as the "Mule-Faced Woman" due to a severe facial deformity known as Sturge–Weber syndrome. She joined Harry Lewiston 's Traveling Circus, where she was paid $175 per week.
A freak show is an exhibition of biological rarities, referred to in popular culture as "freaks of nature". Typical features would be physically unusual humans , such as those uncommonly large or small, those with intersex variations , those with extraordinary diseases and conditions, and others with performances expected to be shocking to viewers.
Goose Fans 'May Have Been Exposed' to Rabid Bats at Chicago Show, Warns the City's Public Health Department. Jack Irvin. October 9, 2024 at 12:47 PM.
Shifting the traditional #OneChicago show order, Chicago Fire will kick things off at 8 p.m. ET/PT., followed by Chicago Med at 9 p.m. ET/PT, and concluding with Chicago P.D. at 10 p.m. ET/PT in ...
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.
Chicago-Based ‘The Daily Show’ Fans Welcome Their Favorite Show to the Windy City — and in at Least One Case, Hope to Shake Out an Extra Ticket Michael Schneider August 19, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Roger Warren Nelson [1] (October 25, 1955 – June 7, 2003) was a skydiver, convicted drug smuggler, and founder of Skydive Chicago, one of the largest skydiving centers in the United States. [ 2 ] Freak Brothers