This is a pair of famous conjoined twins Hilton sisters.
Unlike other Conjoined people who share a body, they are simply connected by the hips, a situation that can be solved by surgery today.
But the timing of the sisters' birth doomed them to a miserable life in this life.
Born in England in 1908 to a barmaid whose mother was a barmaid, the pair gave birth out of wedlock, which was quite a scandal at the time.
When the midwife brought the twin sisters to her mother, the mother was stunned, her two daughters had their hips connected, she thought it was God's punishment for her misconduct, so she sold the sisters to the midwife.
The midwife's decision to adopt the twins was not out of pity and sympathy for the sisters, but because she saw the business opportunities.
At the time, children with birth defects were considered 'monsters' and would be used as a tool to collect money at exhibitions or circuses, and exhibited to people for a fee.
Midwife Mary Hilton saw the siamese sisters as an opportunity, not a burden.
When the sisters were infants, Mary displayed the sisters in a Tavern in England, and the twins could be seen for as little as two pennies.
Curious people will also lift their dresses to see if they are real and how they are connected.
On the day they were born, doctors said they would die within a month.
People didn't expect the sisters to live long, but the Hilton sisters were just buttocks and buttocks connected, because they didn't share any major organs, and gradually they grew up and became more and more beautiful.
Mary adopted the two girls for the sole purpose of making money, and if the sisters disobeyed, they would be beaten up by Mary with a belt.
Mary's family tightly controlled the twins through physical abuse. The girls, as Mary wished, earned her a lot of money.
Mary trained the girls and taught them to sing and dance.
The Hilton sisters have been touring the UK as "united twins" since the age of 3. After a successful tour in the UK, the sisters went to Germany and Australia.
Mary also wanted to make more money, so she set her sights on the United States.
In 1915, when the girls were 8 years old, Hilton took them to San Francisco. However, they were denied entry to the United States on the grounds that they were "medically inappropriate."
Mary was a smart woman who involved the local media before the authorities allowed them to enter the United States.
After Mary's death, her daughter Edith became the official guardian of the twins, and the girls called edith the couple their masters.
Faced with the cash cow, the couple did not let the sisters leave their sight for a moment, and slept in the same room.
The girls were imprisoned most of the time and were punched and kicked if they did not act according to the Wishes of the Edith couple.
They were forced to practice juggling every day, including playing the violin and saxophone for hours on end. The Ediths also threatened to send them to a special institution if they tried to escape.
The Hilton sisters became quite famous after moving to the United States, and they were very successful in their performances. In the 1920s, they worked with legends such as Charlie Chaplin.
At their peak, they earned about $5,000 a week.
Unfortunately, the girls made a lot of money, but they didn't get a penny, and the Ediths took all the money they earned.
Although the sisters live in a mansion in Texas, for the sisters, living here is like living in a cell.
Daisy said, "We are lonely rich women, but we are poor people living in slavery."
The twins didn't realize how famous they were. Nor did they realize that there was anything wrong with being treated this way by the Edith couple.
They performed day after day until one day they met the famous illusionist Harry Houdini.
Houdini helped the sisters hire a lawyer. In 1931, the sisters sued the Edith couple, who were finally freed and received $100,000 in damages (equivalent to $1.4 million in 2019).
They entered the juggling world under the name "Hilton Sisters Theatre Company".
The sisters began to hope to become different, Daisy dyed her hair blonde, and they began to wear different costumes to distinguish them from each other.
After liberation, the world opened the door for the twins.
The girls dyed their hair, bought the latest fashion items, and they began to smoke and drink and binge all night.
Freedom is available, and love begins to become desirable, after all, it is the best time for a girl to be in her youth.
Houdini (who has been taking care of these girls) teaches the girls how to indent into a private spiritual space where they can "get rid of each other" when needed.
They also installed a special phone booth where they could call their lovers and whisper to each other while they sat on the other side reading a book or drawing nails.
It wasn't long before Violet began socializing with the musician Maurice Lambert.
If a sister has a lover, it also means that another sister next to her will do the same. This is embarrassing.
Violet once complained. "Why, I just turned over, read a book, and ate an apple."
Violet's fiancé, Morris
Violet and Maurice Lambert fell in love and got engaged not long after, but because of her siamese circumstances, they applied for marriage licenses in 21 states, all of which were rejected. This led to her fiancé eventually leaving her.
Violet said dejectedly, "I'm not a machine, I'm a woman." I should have the right to live like a person. ”
This time, both sisters were married, but at different times.
In 1936, Violet married gay actor James, just as a means of propaganda. The marriage lasted 10 years on paper, but it ended.
In 1941, Daisy married actor Jim and announced a public wedding, a publicity that attracted a lot of attention. But it soon became clear that Jim was gay and that the marriage was a hoax to attract attention. Two weeks later, Daisy's marriage ended.
Both sisters claimed not to be bothered by each other's romance.
Violet and Daisy enjoy the lucrative benefits of their previous acting careers and squander their money.
With the sharp decline of the economy and the obsolescence of juggling, the sisters had to try to lower their stature and began touring the car theater to promote the show,
The sisters even opened a hot dog stall in Miami. However, other hot dog stall owners nearby are upset, believing that these "freaks" have robbed them of their business. The sisters' hot dog business was also forced to stop.
As the twin sisters got older, their showroom manager abandoned them. With no transportation or income, the sisters took a job as a cashier at a nearby grocery store, and the shop owner designed a counter for them so they could work together.
One day in January 1969, when they were not at work, their boss called the police.
The twins were found dead in their home. Forensic reports indicate that both died of influenza. Daisy died first, and Violet died after four days because Violet was so ill that she didn't call for help.
The twins were 60 years old when they died and were buried in Forest Lawn West Cemetery in Charlotte.
In accordance with their last wishes, the sisters were buried in a custom-made coffin. Despite all the tribulations, Violet and Daisy's love for each other was unconditional, and eventually they embraced together to the end.
If the Hilton sisters were born a little later, maybe it would no longer be a tragic Siamese story, but two wonderful lives!