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Dixie Evans aka. “The Marilyn Monroe Of Burlesque”..
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Lois DeFee aka. “Queen Of The Amazons”..
Part of a promo photo series shot in the early-40’s..
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Sally Lane (and her Monkey)
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Taffey O’Neil aka. “Miss Heavy Equipment”..
Page from a short pictorial/article on Ms. O’Neil, featured in an unidentified Men’s Magazine.....
Dixie Evans (“The Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque”) in sequins, feathers and fringe, via burleskateer.
Gypsy Rose Lee on ‘What’s My Line?’
“To strippers, knowledge of local ordinances is vital.” 1953 Carnival magazine pictorial reveals ”how far you can go,” state-by-state.
“Burlesque is an art, worthy of serious study.” —Lillian Hunt, legendary manager of LA’s New Follies Theatre and ”Dean of the Disrobers” of the Follies’ School for Strippers. Pictured with Ms. Hunt, from left to right: Patti (later known as Patti Waggin), Venus the Body, and Thunder. (Via burleskateer.)
Dorian Dennis, “Miss French Riviera”
Acrobat Larry Griswold (“The Diving Fool”) takes physical comedy to death-defying heights onThe Frank Sinatra Show (1951)
Kismet, “Sophisticate of the Orient” via mudwerks.
Depending on who you talk to, Tana & Mara was either a late ’50s line of mail-order fetish wear designed by burlesque starlets Tana Louise (top) and Mara Gaye (bottom)… or a supremely clever way of selling racy “stag photos” in the guise of a non-existent clothing collection.
Novita (center, in the snowman suit) backstage at the Follies Theatre with Debbie Rae, Jeanine France (brunette), Jeanine’s son Tommy, and chorus girls Cindy (left) and Betty (right), Image courtesy of Novita, The Pixie of Burlesque.
Vintage Black Burlesque: Rare images of bold and beautiful burlesque dancers from the past on Ebony.com