Daisy Hilton is an American actress born in England. At the beginning of the 20th century, she took part in vaudeville, in circus performances, performed at fairs and carnivals. She was the sister of Violetta Hilton, from whom she literally never parted. The girls were born as Siamese twins, fused in the thighs. Therefore, Daisy's biography cannot be imagined without Violetta's life story.
The fate of Daisy and her sister was not easy. Siamese twins have never known their biological parents. Their childhood was spent at fairs, where they entertained the public. Later they managed to become stars, working in vaudeville and burlesque shows, but the ending of their life was very tragic.
Biography facts
Daisy and Violetta were born in early February 1908. Place of birth: Sussex, UK. Their mother, Kate Skinner, was not married. When she found out that it was the Siamese twins who were born, the separation of which was impossible, she wanted to get rid of the girls. As a result, the babies were bought by Mary Hilton, who owns the Queen's Head bar, in which Skinner once worked as a waitress.
Daisy and Violetta, to whom Mary Hilton gave her last name, had a common circulatory system, but separate vital organs developed. They were connected in the area of the thighs and buttocks; no other pathologies were found in the girls.
The Siamese twins spent their childhood and teenage years first in the Queen's Head bar, and then in the territory of the Evening Star pub.
For the first time, the Hilton sisters appeared in public at the age of 3. Initially, they toured only in the UK. Later they went on a tour of European countries and the United States. At that time, the Hilton family were their representatives and guardians, who took all the money the girls earned, and also completely controlled them.
The twins, despite their peculiarity, were distinguished by their acting talent. They were interested in creativity, they liked to be on stage. They sang and danced well, and they also had good looks.
After the death of Mary Hilton, the "fused" sisters continued to work for their guardian and his daughter for some time. In the 1920s, the twins moved to America. There, the girls began to take music lessons, mastering the art of playing the saxophone, clarinet.
In 1926, the girls performed with Bob Hope. For them, a separate dance number was even invented, called "Dancemedians". At the same time, they began collaborating with the famous illusionist and magician Harry Houdini.
In the early 1930s, Daisy and Violetta went to court demanding to be recognized as independent and self-sufficient individuals. The Hilton sisters won the trial, freed from custody and received large financial compensation "for moral damages."
Further creative path
Having become free, Daisy and Violetta gave up performing on the streets and stopped working with traveling circuses. They devoted themselves to work in vaudeville, becoming the stars of the stage. They even put on their own show called "The Hilton Sisters' Revue".
Wanting to be different from her sister, Daisy Hilton changed her hairstyle and bleached her dark hair. The girls began to wear different outfits and try to express themselves, despite the fact that they were always forced to be around.
The performers did not limit themselves to working only in vaudeville. In 1932, the movie "Freaks" was released, which became the debut for the Hilton sisters. In the early 1950s, they once again acted as film actresses, starring in the film "Chained for Life".
Until the mid-1950s, Daisy and her sister performed in burlesque shows, touring America and Europe. Their career in show business and in the entertainment industry finally came to an end in 1955, when interest in the sisters completely faded away, and the fashion for burlesque and vaudeville passed.
Love, relationships and the last years of life
In the life of the sisters there were many dizzying novels, they were surrounded by numerous admirers. It is known that Daisy Hilton, unlike her sister, managed to obtain permission for marriage. She became the wife of an actor named Harold Esther, but family life did not last long. According to rumors, she also had a child, whom the girl gave to a foster family.
After the creative career was over, the Siamese twins were the owners of a small bakery for several years. However, the business went bankrupt, and they had to get a job at a grocery store located in North Carolina.
The Hilton Siamese twins died in early 1969. The cause of death was the Hong Kong flu. Daisy Hilton died 3 days earlier than her sister.
The actresses are buried in the western part of the Forest Lawn cemetery, which is located in the suburbs of Los Angeles.
