‘The World’s Strangest Married Couple’: Circus Life In The 1930s

Circus Performer

Not long after Jeanie’s birth, her parents saw her money-making potential as a circus performer.

Performing When Only An Infant

Jeanie began performing in circus exhibitions when she was just an infant.

She quickly became known for her acrobatics and ability to use her mildly deformed hands to entertain. She was quickly labeled “The World’s Only Half Living Girl.”