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Elizabeth Green (b. Springfield, Massachusetts), also known as Betty Green, was a Jewish American sideshow performer who was presented to audiences as a human stork during the early 1900s. A genetic condition was responsible for her unusual features, though she had no other known medical problems. Her large, long nose and thin bone structure earned her the "Stork-Woman" title. Green was the actual "first" Koo-Koo the Bird Girl and toured with Ringling Brothers Circus. Hers was mainly a comedy act and it involved her dancing around in a feathered body suit with large bird feet and a long feather on her head. Some claim Green was used at the entrance of the circus, being one of the "less weird looking" freaks, in order to catch the attention of passers by. She has also been referred to as Molina the Pinhead; however, this was probably only to differentiate between her and Koo-Koo the Bird Girl, on the set of the ''Freaks'' film, who had a similar character. Some claim she appeared in that film because she was a movie buff and wanted to obtain an autograph of Ronald Colman. She is most prominent for her appearance in Browning's 1932 film ''Freaks'' as the "stork-woman." She appears in several scenes throughout the movie and has one scene of dialogue alongside Frances O'Connor (the armless girl) while they are seated at a table eating dinner. In the film, Minnie Woolsey received the billing of Koo-Koo the Bird Girl, and is most commonly associated with the billing because it was she, rather than Elizabeth Green, who was featured in the table dance scene. Although it is unknown what Betty thought of her new competition, she afterwards returned to her role as Koo-Koo the Bird Girl. later in life she retired to the home of her niece Dorothy Paro and helped raise her three children two nieces and one nephew: Joann Paro, Kenneth Paro deceased and Gina Paro. Later after a broken hip she retired to the Jewish nursing home of Longmeadow Ma. She was one off their longest living residents at the time of her death. She never forgot her time with the circus. She was known to sing show tunes at the drop of a hat. She never had a down day and was a person who could make you laugh. She was sharp as a tack until her death. sourse: Joann Paro raised by her loving great Aunt Elizabeth Green ==External links== *(Biography at Phreeque.com ) * see also Koo-Koo the Bird Girl 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elizabeth Green the Stork Woman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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