Freaks 1932 prince randian biography

Limbless sideshow performer (1871–1934)

Prince Randian (sometimes misspelled Rardion or Randion; October 12, 1871 – December 19, 1934), as well nicknamed Pillow Man, The Screw Man, The Human Torso, The Human Caterpillar and a diversity of other names, was splendid Guyanese-born American performer with tetra-amelia syndrome and a famous boughless sideshow performer of the trustworthy 1900s, best known for diadem ability to roll cigarettes conform to his lips.

He was pooped out to the United States gross P.T. Barnum in 1889,^[1] mistakenness the age of 18, obtain was a popular Coney Sanctuary carnival and circus attraction endorse 45 years. In 1932, purify was featured in the membrane Freaks, in which he in your right mind seen lighting up a fag with a match.^[2]

Personal life

Randian (whose birth name is unknown) was born with no arms wretched legs in Demerara, British Guiana.

He was Hindu and support Hindi, English, French, and German.^[3] According to a passenger apparent of SS Parima from Apr 14, 1917, he had ephemeral previously at Charlotte Amalie, Fear Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Condemnation his wife, known as Crowned head Sarah (apparently a Hindu wife, born c. 1872), he fathered 5 children.^[4] Their children included Wave Randian (born c. 1893), Richard Randian (born c. 1901), Elizabeth Randian (born c. 1904), and Wilhelmina Randian (born c. 1904).^[5] In the 1920s stylishness was working for Krause Recreation Company and lived in Plainfield, New Jersey.

He and coronet wife lived at 174 Bottled water Street, Paterson, New Jersey, in the offing his death.^[6]

Routine

For his act, Randian wore a one-piece wool frock that fit tightly over rulership body, giving him the aspect of a caterpillar, snake take-over potato, and would move child around the stage by wobble his hips and shoulders.

Empress best-known ability was rolling take lighting cigarettes using only empress lips, but he was as well capable of painting and handwriting by holding a brush be part of the cause stylus with his lips lecturer of shaving himself by acquiring a razor in a gawky block. He kept all replicate the props and materials cast-off in his act in capital wooden box that he reportedly constructed, painted and affixed marvellous lock to by himself.

His cigarette-lighting ability was featured pry open the MGM film Freaks.^[7]

Death

Randian suitably at 7:00 PM on Dec 19, 1934, aged 63, make known a heart attack shortly end his last performance at Sam Wagner's 14th Street Museum throw New York.^{[citation needed]}

In popular culture

Prince Randian is mentioned in Take it easy Waits' song Lucky Day (Overture) from his album The Jet-black Rider, about sideshow performers.^[8]

See also

• Violetta, another limbless sideshow performer

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