Showing posts with label stripper. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 24 July 2019

857) Blaze Starr

Blaze Starr (born Fannie Belle Fleming; 1932 – 2015). American stripper and burlesque star. Her vivacious presence and inventive use of stage props earned her the nickname "The Hottest Blaze in Burlesque". She was also known for her affair with Louisiana Governor Earl Kemp Long.

- "With her fiery red hair, shapely and voluptuous 38D-24-37 figure, and sultry, energetic, and captivating stage presence..."  https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0823469/bio

- "... and took the stage name of Blaze Starr, partly due to her red hair."  https://books.google.it/books…

- "At fifteen she was Fannie Belle Fleming, a West Virginia hill girl working at a D.C. donut shop when her fiery red hair and weòò-developed personality..."  https://books.google.it/books…

- "Starr’s striking red hair, voluptuous figure and on-stage enthusiasm were a large part of her appeal." https://www.bookofburlesque.com/blaze-starr/



Thursday, 28 March 2019

750) Margie Hart

Margaret Hart Ferraro (1913 – 2000), better known as Margie Hart. New York City stripteaser, in American burlesque theatre.
Hart was one of three burlesque dancers who performed at Minsky's Burlesque in April 1935, who were arrested for giving an indecent performance. Hart, 21, who resided at the Hotel Forrest in Manhattan, New York, was taken into custody along with Toots Brawner, 22, of the Dixie Hotel, and Gladys McCormick, 24, of 229 West 49th Street. The three pleaded not guilty and were each held in $500 bail.

- "She was soon working the burlesque circuit, showing off a mane of red hair and her famous body."  http://www.playbill.com/…/margaret-hart-ferraro-former-stri…

- "Dummy Davis said she'd once dropped her G-string to prove her red hair was natural.https://books.google.it/books…

- "Voluptuous, flame-haired Margie Hart would find semi-fame as a burlesque dancer in New York during WWII." https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0366427/bio

- "In 1942, Miss Hart, who was known for her flaming red hair and statuesque figure...https://www.nytimes.com/…/margaret-hart-ferraro-burlesque-q…




749) Georgia Sothern

Georgia Sothern (1913 - 1981), born Hazel Anderson. American burlesque dancer and vaudeville performer. She was known for her striptease performances.
She was born in Georgia and began performing at 13. Advertising posters brought large crowds to her shows around the U.S. One of the songs she performed to was the up tempo "Hold that Tiger" performed by an orchestra accompanying the show.

- "According to the red-headed dancer, some of her public really felt her work was an art."  https://www.thecrimson.com/…/real-art-required-to-be-burle…/

- "The most dynamic of the strippers is Georgia Sothern, who has the kind of red hair usually described as flaming." https://books.google.it/books…

- "... one hand cascading her long red hair over her face..." https://books.google.it/books…

- "Another great redheaded star of those days was Georgia Sothern" https://books.google.it/books…