1873 - 1921
Ella Harper American Performance Artist
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American Performance Artist Ella Harper was born Ella Evans Harper on 5th January, 1873 in Sumner County, Tennessee and passed away on 19th Dec 1921 Nashville, Tennessee aged 48. She is most remembered for In 1886 she was featured as the star in W. H. Harris’s Nickel Plate Circus, appearing in newspapers wherever the circus visited.. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn.
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Details
| First Name |
Ella
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| Middle Name |
Evans
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| Last Name |
Harper
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| Full Name at Birth |
Ella Evans Harper
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| Alternative Name |
The Camel Girl
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| Birthday |
5th January, 1873
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| Birthplace |
Sumner County, Tennessee
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| Died |
19th December, 1921
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| Place of Death |
Nashville, Tennessee
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| Cause of Death |
Colon cancer
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| Distinctive Feature |
She had rare and unusual deformity of backwards knees (also called Genu Recurvatum), causing her legs to bend the other way
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Performance Artist
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| Claim to Fame |
In 1886 she was featured as the star in W. H. Harris’s Nickel Plate Circus, appearing in newspapers wherever the circus visited.
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| Official Websites |
ellaharper.wordpress.com/
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Ella Harper (5 January 1870 – 19 December 1921), known professionally as The Camel Girl, was born with a very rare orthopedic condition that caused her knees to bend backwards, called congenital genu recurvatum. Her preference to walk on all fours resulted in her nickname "Camel Girl". In 1886 she was featured as the star in W. H. Harris’s Nickel Plate Circus, appearing in newspapers wherever the circus visited. The back of her pitch card reads:
