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[[File:Jean_Baptiste_Cabri-1.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Jean Baptiste Cabri]]
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! colspan="2" | ''Jean Furella Carroll''
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! Birth Date
| [[1910]]
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! Birth Place
| Schenectady, New York, USA
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! Death Date
| March 20, [[1903]]
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! Occupation
| performer
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! Website
| none
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In 1804, '''Jean Baptiste Cabri''' was discovered by George H. von Langsdorff, a Russian explorer, while the latter was visiting the Marquesas. Cabri was a French deserter who had been living in the [[Marquesas Islands]] for some years and had not only been extensively tattooed, but also had taken a wife.
'''Jean Carroll''' (born in [[1910]] as Jean Furella) was a [[Tattooed lady|tattooed lady]] and a [[Bearded lady|bearded lady]] from Schenectady, New York.


Returning first to Russia, Cabri enjoyed some success exhibiting himself and telling tales of his life with the 'savage people' of the islands. He not only exhibited himself in Russia but also toured Europe. However, his career declined quickly and he died in 1812 (or 1818 according to some sources) with little remaining fame.
== Biography ==
Jean Carroll was a genuine [[Bearded lady|bearded lady]] (most are gaffs) who traded her natural abnormality for a man-made one.
Carroll has a beard since she was a little girl. She joined the circus at the age of 10. She eventually met and fell in love with a contortionist/sideshow talker named [[John Carson]]. He loved her too, but couldn't get passed the beard.[[1]] She removed her beard for him through electrolysis. She became a [[Tattooed lady|tattooed lady]] instead and got tattooed by [[Charles Wagner]]. She also began working as a stripper. In 1951 her husband died.


Cabri is most notable as one the first successful extensively tattooed Europeans to exhibit himself. Prior to Cabri, tattooed exhibitions were primarily native people (like [[Giolo]] and [[Omai]]) or sailors who returned with only small token tattoos received while on expedition. He also set the standard for the 'civilized' tattooed exhibition act by telling exaggerated and aggrandized stories of his capture and subsequent tattooing. Cabri would be followed by men like [[John Rutherford]] and [[Constantine]].
While working at [[Coney Island]] she met a sideshow talker named Larry Rapp. She married him April 30, 1953.[[2]] [[3]]

Latest revision as of 06:15, 17 September 2023

Jean Furella Carroll
Jeanfurella.gif
Birth Date 1910
Birth Place Schenectady, New York, USA
Death Date March 20, 1903
Occupation performer
Website none

Jean Carroll (born in 1910 as Jean Furella) was a tattooed lady and a bearded lady from Schenectady, New York.

Biography

Jean Carroll was a genuine bearded lady (most are gaffs) who traded her natural abnormality for a man-made one. Carroll has a beard since she was a little girl. She joined the circus at the age of 10. She eventually met and fell in love with a contortionist/sideshow talker named John Carson. He loved her too, but couldn't get passed the beard.1 She removed her beard for him through electrolysis. She became a tattooed lady instead and got tattooed by Charles Wagner. She also began working as a stripper. In 1951 her husband died.

While working at Coney Island she met a sideshow talker named Larry Rapp. She married him April 30, 1953.2 3

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