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	Daisy and Violet Hilton - San Antonio's Siamese Twins
		Daisy and Violet Hilton were born in Brighton, East Sussex, England on February 5, 1908 to a young, unwed barmaid, Kate Skinner.
		Daisy and Violet were later taken on an Australian tour with Mary Hilton, her husband Henry, and their daughter Edith.
		Daisy died first and forensic evidence suggested that Violet lived for two to four days afterwards, although this is highly questionable since the twins shared circulation and she would have bled to death much sooner.
	phreeque.tripod.com /hilton_sisters.html (1130 words)

	OnMilwaukee.com Entertainment: Dean Jensen tells the tale of Daisy and Violet Hilton
		Daisy and Violet Hilton are shown as two adorable little girls, fl hats, brown curls, powder blue dresses with matching socks, fl shoes and playing a pair of golden horns on the cover of Dean Jensen's newest historical biography.
		The story begins at the beginning of the Hiltons' lives together, a birth to an English family in the early 1900s.
		"Daisy and Violet were a sideshow (carnival) attraction only in their youngest years.
	onmilwaukee.com /ent/articles/daisyandviolet.html?10288 (569 words)

	Daisy and Violet Hilton Information
		Daisy Hilton and Violet Hilton were a pair of conjoined twins who toured in the U.S. sideshow and vaudeville circuit in the 1930s.
		According to the sisters' own autobiography, Mary Hilton, her husband and daughter kept the twins in strict control with physical abuse; they had to call her "Auntie Lou" and her current husband "Sir".
		Daisy dyed her hair blonde and they began to wear different outfits so they could be told apart.
	www.bookrags.com /Daisy_and_Violet_Hilton (493 words)

	Daisy and Violet Hilton - San Antonio's Siamese Twins
		Daisy and Violet were later taken on an Australian tour with Mary Hilton, her husband Henry, and their daughter Edith.
		Daisy and Violet spent the majority of the 1920s touring the United States on vaudeville circuits, playing clarinet and saxophone, and singing and dancing.
		Chosen for the role was Violet's dance partner and a longtime confidant of the twins, James Walker "Jim" Moore.
	www.phreeque.com /hilton_sisters.html (1130 words)

	KAT Online \| Side Show Page
		Daisy's marriage to performer Buddy Sawyer lasted ten days; Violet's wedding in The Cotton Bowl as part of the 1936 Texas Centennial was perhaps the peak of the Hiltons' fame.
		Daisy, Violet and Jake, whom Terry has invited to help backstage on the twins' tour, bid farewell to their sideshow family.
		Daisy's dream of stardom has come true but Violet seems no closer to her dream of finding a husband.
	www.creativedojo.com /KAT/sideshow.shtml (874 words)

	Hilton twins - TheBestLinks.com - Daisy and Violet Hilton, Autobiography, England, February 5, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Hilton Twins were a pair of conjoined twins who toured in the US sideshow and vaudeville circuit in the 1930's.
		Daisy and Violet Hilton were born in Brighton, England on February 5 1908.
		Daisy dyed her hair blonde and they begun to wear different outfits so they could be told apart.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Daisy_and_Violet_Hilton.html (448 words)

	University Productions Presents - Side Show
		Violet and Daisy were given music and dance lessons as soon as they were able to walk and talk, and were placed on exhibit by the time they were three.
		Daisy was attracted to the excitement of show business and wanted to make it her life, while Violet was more demure; she wanted to settle down and raise a family.
		Daisy and Violet Hilton were born in 1908 to an impoverished, unmarried, sixteen year-old barmaid in England.
	www.music.umich.edu /performances_events/productions/past/00-01/uprod-sideshow.html (2594 words)

	The siamese sirens \| the Daily Mail
		Weeping with gratitude and joy, Daisy and Violet took their first trips on the Big Wheel and were treated to performances by the motorcycle daredevils in the Wall of Death.
		In 1934, Violet became engaged to a handsome bandleader named Maurice Lambert, but after their application for a marriage licence had been turned down in 21 states - all arguing it would be immoral to sanction the union of one man and two women - Lambert lost heart and ended the relationship.
		Violet was still alive because she had her own major organs, but she begged Reid not to tell anyone that Daisy had died, for fear they would try to save her life by cutting away the burden of her dead twin’s body.
	www.dailymail.co.uk /pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=433484&in_page_id=1879 (2363 words)

	Daisy and Violet Hilton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Hilton twins were a pair of conjoined twins who toured in the US sideshow and vaudeville circuit in the 1930's.
		Daisy and Violet Hilton were born in Brighton, England on February 5, 1908.
		Skinner's boss Mary Hilton, who helped in childbirth, apparently saw commercial prospects in them, effectively bought them from their mother and took them under her care.
	www.ftppro.com /library/Daisy_and_Violet_Hilton (409 words)

	And Now the Screaming Starts: Books: A two-for-one deal.
		As Violet and the owner pitch the woo, Daisy, whose character is married to a stuttering carnie who fights incessantly with her twin sister, ignores the couple and reads a book.
		While Daisy and Violet actually agreed with many of the film's critics, the backlash against the film was an indication that their time as performers was passing.
		Daisy and Violet are the draw here and it is the sheer tragic and frustrating oddity of their story that makes the book compelling.
	and-now-the-screaming-starts.blogspot.com /2006/10/books-two-for-one-deal.html (2004 words)

	SpookyChild
		The Hilton Sisters were born in Brighton, England on 19 February 1908, joined at the base of the spine.
		Mary Hilton and her husband, whom the girls were instructed to call "Auntie" and "Sir." Over the course of the next several years, the girls were taught to sing, dance, and play the clarinet, piano and saxophone, while Mrs.
		Hilton died, her daughter Edith and her husband 'inherited' the girls, became the new "Auntie" and "Sir", and allegedly worked the twins like virtual slaves while pocketing for themselves every penny the twins earned.
	www.angelfire.com /goth/yourmydisco/index10.html (563 words)

	MontessoriConnections: Nature: The Lives and Loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton: A True Story of Conjoined Twins
		THE LIVES AND LOVES OF DAISY AND VIOLET HILTON follows the poignant life story of twin sisters who were literally joined at the hip, set against the tumultuous backdrop of America during the first half of the 20th century.
		Daisy and Violet and an unforgettable cast of show-business characters come alive on the pages of this carefully researched and sensitively written biography.
		Daisy and Violet emerge in Jensen's biography as complex, flawed human beings, far from the mere "victims-of-fate-and-avarice-to-be-pitied" their own memoir paints them as.
	www.montessoriconnections.com /bookstore/bookstore.php?c=mc011&n=2444&i=1580087582&x=Lives_And_Loves_of_Daisy_And_Violet_Hilton_A_True_Story_of_Conjoined_Twins (1236 words)

	The Human Marvels
		However, of the few performers who were exploited against their will, the tale of Daisy and Violet Hilton ranks as one of the worst.
		Daisy and Violet were conjoined twins born in Brighton, England on February 5, 1908.
		Daisy and Violet became citizens of the United States and returned to show business.
	www.thehumanmarvels.com /2006/06/hilton-sisters-chained-for-life.html (959 words)

	blackjelly -nyc issue- lost & found-The Original Hilton Sisters
		Today the phrase instantly conjures up grotesque images of Paris and Nicky Hilton, wearing next to nothing, striking exactly the same consultant-recommended pose every time they spot a flash-bulb, and plastering their vapid features all over the magazine pages and bilboards of the world.
		Well, few remember that the world was fascinated with a different pair of Hilton sisters, Daisy and Violet, who were significantly less freakish, despite being conjoined "siamese" twins, and playing a significant role in Todd Browning's unique film Freaks.
		Daisy and Violet Hilton were born in Brighton to a young, unwed barmaid, Kate Skinner and were "adopted" by their mother's boss and midwife, Mary Hilton.
	www.blackjelly.com /nyc/lost&found/hiltonsisters.htm (447 words)

	Artsandentertainment: Gorilla Theater rises to challenge of 'Side Show'
		The story of the singing Hilton sisters, Siamese twins who came from a carnival sideshow to the vaudeville stage, is one of the oddest for a serious Broadway musical, and the show did not last long during its New York run.
		Daisy and Violet Hilton are working in a freak show as the play begins, and they are discovered by Terry and Buddy, who work in "real" show business and see.
		Daisy is the more confident of the two, leading her sister on to show biz heights unimaginable while Terry and Buddy, who run the twins' careers, fight, give in to and are perplexed by their feelings for the sisters.
	www.sptimes.com /News/103001/Artsandentertainment/Gorilla_Theater_rises.shtml (549 words)

	Daisy Hilton - Moviefone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Daisy and Violet were later taken on an Australian tour with Mary Hilton,...
		Daisy Hilton and Violet Hilton (February 5, 1908 - January 6,...
		Daisy Hilton - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Daisy Hilton Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/daisy-hilton/32402/main (116 words)

	Metroactive Stage \| Side Show
		In this fictionalized account of the Hilton twins' career, which took them from the carny to vaudeville to a brief stint in the movies in the 1930s, Russell's humanization of these "freaks of nature" forces audiences to examine why we as a society are in turn fascinated with and repelled by the physically abnormal.
		In the hands of Kristen Behrendt and Debra Wiseman, Daisy and Violet come across as eloquent and dignified in their struggle to maintain their individual identities while finding acceptance as the unique singular being they appear to be.
		Daisy and Violet must move as one, which they do with amazing grace and poise, particularly in their dance numbers, which are wonderfully choreographed by Bick Goss.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/10.29.98/sideshow-9843.html (566 words)

	JS Online: Entranced by twins
		Unlike Chang and Eng, though, Daisy and Violet were spurned by their mother and relatives, lost their fortunes and their show biz fame, never had long marriages, and never had children to see them through later in life - the one child, a son, that Daisy bore was given up for adoption.
		Mary Hilton brought the twins to San Francisco in 1915, at the behest of her son-in-law, Myer Myers, and daughter, Edith.
		By the time Violet and Daisy were in their late teens, they were on Broadway, performing for 15,000 people each day.
	www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=506175&format=print (1598 words)

	Daisy and Violet Hilton information - Search.com
		Daisy and Violet Hilton were a pair of conjoined twins who toured in the U.S. sideshow and vaudeville circuit in the 1930s.
		Eventually the sisters settled in Miami and kept a hamburger stand called the Hilton Sisters' Snack Bar.
		Their tour manager abandoned them there, and with no means of transporation or income, they were forced to take a job in a nearby grocery store.
	www.search.com /reference/Violet_Hilton (537 words)

	Stage: Side Show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		And as the story of conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton, it runs the risk of playing to less-refined instincts such as pity or voyeurism.
		Daisy (Kersten Rodau) and Violet (Shannon Warne) may have been joined at the hip, but -- at least according to this telling -- they couldn't have been more different.
		Daisy was outgoing and hungry for the spotlight, while Violet pined for a normal life of husband, home and family.
	ae.twincities.com /entertainment/ui/twincities/stage.html?id=44287&reviewId=13621 (628 words)

	OnMilwaukee.com Entertainment: Dean Jensen tells the tale of Daisy and Violet Hilton
		Daisy and Violet Hilton are shown as two adorable little girls, fl hats, brown curls, powder blue dresses with matching socks, fl shoes and playing a pair of golden horns on the cover of Dean Jensen's newest historical biography.
		"Daisy and Violet were a sideshow (carnival) attraction only in their youngest years.
		The end of the story is an appropriate one: An explanation of the Hilton sisters' final years and deaths.
	www.onmilwaukee.com /ent/articles/daisyandviolet.html (562 words)

	ShowMag.com
		Violet’s is a husband and family; Daisy’s is fame.
		Daisy is enamored of Terry, and although he is attracted to her, he has trouble overcoming the twins’ physical reality.
		Violet’s shyness and vulnerability are keenly etched as are Daisy’s brassier dreams and desires.
	www.showmag.com /theater/theater429.html (669 words)

	Art & the Golden Age of Grotesque - the NachtKabarett
		Another facet which the performance of Para-noir is evocative of are the conjoined, siamese twins Daisy and Violet Hilton, which their performance, dress and even hair style is paralleled with Manson's twins during Para-noir.
		Along with her sixth and final husband, Meyer Meyers, Mary Hilton kept the twins concealed from public view and gave them rigorous training in singing, dancing, piano, violin, clarinet and saxophone.
		In the case of the Hilton sisters, the answer was yes - they were notorious for their many affairs and allegedly had a strong desire to outdo one another in the area of dating.
	www.nachtkabarett.com /ArtAndTheGoldenAgeOfGrotesque (4355 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
		Daisy and Violet become national celebrities but their romantic prospects remain uncertain.
		Shy Violet falls in love with Buddy and he apparently reciprocates her feelings.
		Ambitious Daisy is more outspoken about her interest in Terry but he is either unwilling to commit to any relationship or simply realistic about the potential problems with marrying a Siamese twin.
	www.starbulletin.com /2001/03/08/features/story6.html (423 words)

	Medicine man
		Daisy and Violet Hilton (1908-1969) were born in Brighton, England, to a poor unmarried barmaid called Kate Skinner.
		Skinner sold the conjoined twins to her employer, Mary Hilton, who trained them to sing, dance and play music.
		Daisy Hilton is reputed to have said, "We don't mind having people stare at us.
	www.wellcome.ac.uk /en/medicineman/understanding6.html (72 words)

	NEWCITYCHICAGO.COM: Street Smart Chicago
		Joined at the base of the spine, at two weeks old, Daisy and Violet were sold by their mother to an unscrupulous manager who kept them essentially in slavery, making a small fortune off their musical ability and draw as a curiosity, until they escaped at age 23.
		After their inevitable fade from the limelight, Daisy and Violet ended up working at a supermarket in North Carolina, where they would die in 1969.
		Leonardo rightly classified it as a "rags to riches" story, but, in the long view, the Hilton sisters were more a case of "rags to riches and back to rags," considering their quick fall from superstardom back to obscurity.
	www.newcitychicago.com /chicago/stage-2000-05-18-366.html (618 words)

	Freaks of Nature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Mary Hilton shortly after their birth, then at a young age they were touring the sideshows under their adopted name.
		January 1969 the Hiltons failed to report for work and when the police were notified they were discovered to have died from influenza.
		Harry, Daisy and their two sisters Grace and Tiny travelled to America and appeared at Coney Island as The Doll Family before adopting the surname Earles and appearing professionally in carnivals, circuses and vaudeville.
	www.missinglinkclassichorror.co.uk /freaksnattxt.htm (2330 words)

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