Twinless twin

A twinless twin, or lone twin,[1] is a person whose twin has died. Twinless twins around the world unite through organizations and online groups to share support and the status as a twinless twin.[2]

Triplets, quadruplets and higher order multiples can also experience this sort of loss.

Notable twinless twins
  • Philip K. Dick, American science fiction author whose twin sister, Jane, died when the twins were five weeks old. The loss of his twin is said to have profoundly affected his writing.[3]
  • David Jason, English actor whose twin brother died at birth.
  • Jarosław Kaczyński, former Prime Minister of Poland and identical twin brother of former Polish President Lech Kaczyński, who died in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash.[4]
  • Jay Kay, British singer and frontman of acid jazz band Jamiroquai, twin brother died several weeks after birth.[5]
  • Liberace, classically trained pianist and comedian known for his elaborate costumes (the entertainer was known to have counseled the young Elvis on being a twinless twin and the desire to "live for two").[6]
  • Chuck Panozzo, member of Styx. His fraternal twin brother and bandmate John Panozzo died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1996.[7][8][9][10]
  • Elvis Presley, pioneering rock musician (twin brother Jesse Garon Presley was stillborn).[11]
  • Solomon "Shazam" Conner, member of H-Town. His twin brother and bandmate Keven "Dino" Conner was killed in an automobile accident in 2003.[12]
  • Sophie Turner, British actress who starred in Game of Thrones revealed that she had a twin who died during pregnancy.[13]

References
  1. Anderson, Ros; Taylor, Megan (20 July 2013). "My twin died, I survived". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. Twinless Twin support group
  3. Kucukalic, Lejla (2008). Philip K. Dick: canonical writer of the digital age. Taylor and Francis. p. 27. ISBN 0-415-96242-0.
  4. "Polish President Lech Kaczynski dies in plane crash". BBC News. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  5. "Interview: Jamiroquai singer/songwriter Jason Kay". The Scotsman. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  7. "John Panozzo – Styx Drummer". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. July 16, 1996.
  8. "John Panozzo, 47, 70's Rock Drummer". New York Times. July 18, 1996. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  9. Perrone, Pierre (20 July 1996). "Obituary: John Panozzo". The Independent. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  10. https://articles.latimes.com/1996-07-18/news/mn-25369_1_john-panozzo
  11. Alan C. Elms, "Elvis: Nothin' but a Twinless Twin: Book Review of The Inner Elvis: A Psychological Biography of Elvis Aaron Presley by Peter O. Whitmer." Found at Ulmus.com Archived 2011-05-07 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed July 8, 2010.
  12. Reid, Shaheem (2003-02-03). "H-Town Lead Singer Dies". mtv.com.
  13. "Sophie Turner recalls twin's loss during emotional scenes". hollywood.com. 2014-04-01.
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