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Jada (aka. Janet Conforto)
Delectable Dolores Del Raye (aka. Dolores Pastor)
burleskateer: Baby Bubbles (aka. Corky Dunbar / Elaine Jones)
A publicity still from the 1954 noir: “THE HUMAN JUNGLE”, features actress Jan Sterling (at Right) appearing alongside actress twins Sonia and Sandra Warner.. All three were tutored by Burlesque dancer Libby Jones in preparation for their roles as
Candy Hart
Betty Rowland
Vicki Palmer ..soaks up some sunshine!Photographed by — George K. Mann
Gloria Morgan
Carol LeClair
Virginia Bell awaits an important phonecall..
Carol Byron
Arlene Moody
Blaze Starr (aka. Fannie Belle Fleming)Photographed by — Roy Kemp
Sabra Samarr appears on the cover of the May ‘60 issue of ‘GALA’ magazine..
Vel Chessy aka. “The Velvet Body“..
Tempest Storm (aka. Annie Blanche Banks)More Tempest pics can be found here..
Laurie Layne
Caprice (aka. Karen Cameron)
burleskateer: Dorian Dennis From a larger photo series shot by Irving Klaw..
Lily Ayers (aka. Icel Condon)
Diana Midnight aka. “The Queen Of New Orleans”..
Ricia Reynolds aka. “The long stemmed American Beauty!”..
Carmella aka.“The Sophia Loren Of Burlesk”..Photographed by — Roy Kemp
burleskateer: SATIN “The Siren in Silk”.. (aka. Marlane MacLane)
Delilah Jones (aka. Doris Gohlke)Candid photo dated from 1964..
Dixie Evans (aka. Mary Lee Evans)
Barbara Hemingway
burleskateer: Lily Ayers (aka. Icel Condon)
Lee LanePhotographed by — George K. Mann
Cherrie Knight
burleskateer: Tana The Temptress (aka. Tana Dobeen) Known as: “The Persian Princess”..
Burlesk cartoon by Bob “Tup” Tupper.. Scanned from the May ‘56 issue of ‘CABARET’ magazine..
Irene “Crazy Legs” Randall
Irma The Body (aka. Mary Goodneighbor)
Sharon Knight aka. “Lili St. Cyr’s protegé”..
Joan Dale
Tee Tee Red (aka. Joy Pelletier) More photos of Tee Tee can be found here..
odk-2: Julie Gibson aka. “The Bashful Bride”..
Tana The Temptress (aka. Tana Dobeen / Donna Watkins)
Temptation (aka. Linda Lou)
womenofdaysgoneby: The front side of Lili St Cyr This is actually Sharon Knight, not Lili.. Sharon was a Texas girl that Lili St. Cyr “discovered” in a Las Vegas chorus line.. Struck by her obvious physical resemblance,– Lili spent months
Kellie Everts (aka. Rosa Sofia Jakstas)
Blaze Starr (aka. Fannie Belle Fleming)
Sequin (aka. Geri Tamburello)Featured on the cover of the November ‘55 issue of ‘CABARET’ magazine..
Nona Carver
René André ..waggles her bum!
Tongolele (aka. Yolanda Montes)
burleskateer: Terry Jean
Dolores “DeeDee” DuVaughn
Von Ray aka. “The Texas Tornado”..
burleskateer: Julie Gibson aka. “The Bashful Bride”..
Maxine Martin aka. “The 6’ 4” Skyscraper”..
Naja Karamuru aka. “Princess Naja”..
Bonnie Bell aka. “The Belle Of Burlesque”..
Julie Gibson (at Left) and friend..
Vicki PalmerPhotographed by – Roy Kemp
Princess Do May ..plays hide-and-seek!Photographed by – Lenny Burtman
June Darling aka. “The Darling of the Golden West”..For a time, she also performed under the name: June Darlene..
They call her.. Ecstasy (aka. Charlotta Ball)