Frances O'Connor (performer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frances O'Connor (performer)

American actress

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1914

Place of Birth: Granite Falls, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 30-Jan-1982

Profession: film actor, circus performer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Frances O'Connor (September 8, 1914 – January 30, 1982) was an American entertainer.
Born without arms, she made her living appearing in circus sideshows billed as the armless wonder or the living Venus de Milo.
She would perform normal actions such as eating, drinking, writing and smoking a cigarette, using her feet.
She also did knitting and sewing with her feet as a hobby.
She worked firstly with AI G Circus and then from the mid-1920s to the mid-1940s with Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey travelling circuses.O'Connor appeared in the 1932 pre-code cult film classic Freaks, opposite Martha Morris (1902-1937), (who was also born without arms, and shortened legs), directed and produced by Tod Browning.
The film revolves around a group of individuals with physical deformities, predominantly played by real life freak show performers.
In the film she would demonstrate how she used her feet to perform everyday activities, in an almost ballerina style grace.