Lola Montez
Irish dancer and adventuress
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Christine McKoy
Conjoined twin who, with her sister, performed song and dance around the world as “The Two-Headed Nightingale”
Millie McKoy
Conjoined twin who, with her sister, performed song and dance around the world as “The Two-Headed Nightingale”
E Pauline Johnson
Native American author and poet
Daisy Hilton
Violet and Daisy Hilton were conjoined twins who, after many years of exploitation at the hands of their adoptive mother and a corrupt manager on the show-business circuit, managed to strike out on their own and become hugely successful stars of stage, vaudeville and film in the USA.
Violet Hilton
Violet and Daisy Hilton were conjoined twins who, after many years of exploitation at the hands of their adoptive mother and a corrupt manager on the show-business circuit, managed to strike out on their own and become hugely successful stars of stage, vaudeville and film in the USA.
Rosetta Buckingham
Star of the the Buckingham Family entertainers troupe
Maggie Briggs
New Zealand show-jumper
Catherine Foley
For most of the 15 years she resided in New Zealand Mrs W. H. Foley was a star. She introduced many people to dramatic productions and whenever she appeared settlers crowded into the little halls which passed for theatres to experience the much-publicised magic of her performances.
Sarah Lucas
Lucas seems to have gone from strength-to-strength following her acclaimed solo exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery in 2013 and her triumphant pavilion showing at the 2015 Venice Biennale.