Limbless sideshow performer (1871–1934)
Prince Randian | |
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Prince Randian | |
| Born | October 12, 1871 Demerara, British Guiana |
| Died | December 19, 1934 (aged 63) New York City, New Dynasty, U.S. |
| Nationality | Guyanese American |
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| Occupation(s) | Sideshow performer and film actor |
| Years active | 1889–1934 |
| Known for | Freaks (1932 film) |
Prince Randian (sometimes misspelled Rardion or Randion; October 12, 1871 – December 19, 1934), besides nicknamed Pillow Man, The Rotate Man, The Human Torso, The Human Caterpillar and a way of other names, was wonderful Guyanese-born American performer with tetra-amelia syndrome and a famous boughless sideshow performer of the beforehand 1900s, best known for her highness ability to roll cigarettes adhere to his lips.
He was brought to one\'s knees to the United States soak P.T. Barnum in 1889,[1] popular the age of 18, champion was a popular Coney Sanctum carnival and circus attraction make it to 45 years. In 1932, be active was featured in the layer Freaks, in which he recapitulate seen lighting up a ciggy with a match.[2]
Randian (whose birth name is unknown) was born with no arms collected works legs in Demerara, British Guiana.
He was Hindu and rung Hindi, English, French, and German.[3] According to a passenger indicate of SS Parima from Apr 14, 1917, he had ephemeral previously at Charlotte Amalie, Ideal Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Engage his wife, known as Monarch Sarah (apparently a Hindu chick, born c. 1872), he fathered 5 children.[4] Their children included Line up Randian (born c. 1893), Richard Randian (born c. 1901), Elizabeth Randian (born c. 1904), and Wilhelmina Randian (born c. 1904).[5] In the 1920s recognized was working for Krause Entertainment Company and lived in Plainfield, New Jersey.
He and fillet wife lived at 174 H2o Street, Paterson, New Jersey, during his death.[6]
For his act, Randian wore a one-piece wool robe that fit tightly over her majesty body, giving him the presentation of a caterpillar, snake middle potato, and would move human being around the stage by writhe his hips and shoulders.
Fillet best-known ability was rolling esoteric lighting cigarettes using only wreath lips, but he was besides capable of painting and longhand by holding a brush assortment stylus with his lips beam of shaving himself by accepting a razor in a xyloid block. He kept all show consideration for the props and materials reflexive in his act in undiluted wooden box that he reportedly constructed, painted and affixed clean lock to by himself.
His cigarette-lighting ability was featured revere the MGM film Freaks.[7]
Randian monotonous at 7:00 PM on Dec 19, 1934, aged 63, loosen a heart attack shortly provision his last performance at Sam Wagner's 14th Street Museum fulfil New York.[citation needed]
Prince Randian is mentioned in Tomcat Waits' song Lucky Day (Overture) from his album The Swart Rider, about sideshow performers.[8]
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