Frieda Pushnik, who used being born without limbs to achieve a lucrative career, not to mention a quirky celebrity, by appearing in Ripley’s and Barnum’s sideshows as the “Armless and ...

Frieda Pushnik was born in Pennsylvania without arms or legs. The disability likely resulted from her mother’s appendectomy while pregnant, according to the Internet Movie Database. Pushnik ...

Frieda Katherine Pushnik was born at Connemaugh, Pennsylvania, on February 10 1923. Early on, her mother insisted she try to do everything for herself, and through sheer force of will she taught ...

ONCE KNOWN TO millions as The Armless and Legless Wonder, Frieda Pushnik died a few weeks ago, one of the last of the sideshow greats. Not that she had much choice. When she was born without limbs ...