What is Ella Harper's middle name?
Evans
What is Ella Harper's full name?
Ella Evans Harper
Ella Harper nickname(s):
The Camel Girl
Ella Harper date of birth:
January 5, 1873
How old was Ella Harper when died?
48
Where was Ella Harper born?
Sumner County, Tennessee
When did Ella Harper die?
December 19, 1921
Where did Ella Harper die?
Nashville, Tennessee
Why did Ella Harper die?
Colon cancer
Ella Harper distinctive features:
She had rare and unusual deformity of backwards knees (also called Genu Recurvatum), causing her legs to bend the other way
Is Ella Harper gay or straight?
Straight
What is Ella Harper's ethnicity?
White
What is Ella Harper nationality?
American
What is Ella Harper's occupation?
Performance Artist
Ella Harper 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.
Short Biography
Ella Harper (5 January 1870 – 19 December 1921), known 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: