Conjoined twins, a bearded lady and the boy with three legs: Never-seen vintage photos show the humiliating life of American circus freaks in the 19th century ...

101 years ago, a famous Ringling Brothers bearded lady died in Kalkaska Co. Site Staff. ... she signed a deal to work with the famous Ringling Bros. Circus. Advertisement.

So, at age 21, she became Lady Olga. Though she was popular in the circus, it wasn’t until she played a bearded lady in Tod Browning’s infamous film Freaks in 1932 that she gained wider ...