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Tana “The Temptress” (Right) and Friend soak up some California sunshine.. Photo in a series snapped by former silent film actor Harold Lloyd, at the “Spider Pool” on the Jack McDermott estate; somewhere up in the Hollywood hills..
strangedazeyage: Lilly Christine. Lilly Christine aka. “The Cat Girl”..Photographed by – Andre De Dienes
Maria Fernanda aka. “The Sex-Pot from Barcelona”..
Jennie Lee aka. “The Bazoom Girl”..(aka. Virginia Lee Hicks)
Vintage press photo dated from January of ‘52 features Ramona Durand posing in her dance costume, at police headquarters.. She had just been arrested for a performance in Queens, New York; on charges of “lewd and indecent exposure”..
Chica
Vintage 50′s-era candid photo captures Novita ironing her dance costume Backstage, at an unidentified theatre..
Frenchy LeVonne Vintage 50’s-era promo photo personalized to friend and fellow dancer, Novita: “To Novita — Crazy Chick, nice kid, real crazy.. Lots of luck with Herb — Frenchy LeVonne”..
Anita Ventura
burleskateer: China Doll (aka. Elizabeth Dickerson)
Robin Jewell
Scarlett Rebel ..peels off another layer!
Ginger DuVal Appearing in a publicity still from the 1952 Burlesque film: “B-Girl Rhapsody”..
pinuptown: Jean Smyle (aka. “Venus The Body”)
Zorita (aka. Katherine Boyd Petillo)
Tana The Temptress (aka. Tana Dobeen / Donna Watkins)Also often billed as: “The Persian Princess”..
Tura Satana ( aka. Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi )
Blaze Starr (aka. Fannie Belle Fleming)Photographed by — Roy Kemp
Noel Toy aka. “The Chinese Sally Rand”..
Cherrie Knight
Lilly “The Cat Girl” Christine performs her routine on stage at ‘Prima’s 500 Club’ in New Orleans, sometime during the mid-1950’s.. Check out the claws on her fingers!
Sande Marlowe
Cynthia aka. “The Silhouette”.. From the photo series featured in her Burmel Publishing “PERSONALITY” Digest..
burleskateer: Dixie Evans (aka. Mary Lee Evans) aka. “The Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque”.. Photographed by — George K. Mann
White Fury (aka. Patti Moses)
Jean GaryBeautiful vintage 30’s-era promo photo personalized to a friend: “Hi Harriet — Don’t you wish you could look as “sexy” as this? Even without a “Black G string” — Jean Gary ”..
Ricki Covette aka. “The World’s TALLEST Exotic Dancer”..Part of a late-period promotional photo series..
Fabulous Fanny ..shows off her Fabulousness!
Gay Dawn aka. “America’s Newest Uncover Girl!”..
Gia-Mo (Huang)
Sequin (aka. Geraldine Garner / Geri Donelle Tamburello)Vintage 50’s-era promo photo personalized: “To Johnny Martin’s famous Burly Lounge — With Fond Intent, “Sequin”, Geraldine Garner”..
Kathy Lodge
burleskateer: Chris Owens
Chris Owens is featured on the cover of the February 15 - 1975 edition of ‘Today In New Orleans’: a free entertainment guide offered to tourists and travelling businessmen.. It promotes her appearance at the ‘809 CLUB’; located in the Bourbon
DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADY!Daiquiri St. John aka. “The Million Dollar Hoax”..(aka. Dimitrius Degas)
Venus The Body ..subscribes to the Theory: “Things go better with Coke!”Photographed by — George K. Mann
Venus The Body (aka. Jean Smyle)Photographed by – George K. Mann
A vintage 60′s-era photo, features Blaze Starr performing her “Passion Street” routine on stage at her own nightclub: the ‘2 O'CLOCK Club’; located in Baltimore, Maryland.. Blaze could certainly strip with the best of them,– but became
Dolores “DeeDee” DuVaughn
burleskateer: Liz Renay (aka. Liz O'Leyar)
Irma The Body (aka. Mary Goodneighbor)
gmgallery:“A Dancing Darling” – by Billy DeVorss (ca. 1940s)
M’Linda Bruce aka. “Manhattan’s Mood Model”..(aka. Melinda Bruce)
burleskateer: René André
Teacher makes Venus The Body (aka. Jean Smyle) sit in the corner..
Lee Lane ..relaxes in the Great Outdoors!Photographed by — George K. Mann
Marie Annette (aka. Robin Savoy)
Donna Mae “Busty” Brown
Caprice (aka. Karen Cameron)
Diana Midnight aka. “The Queen Of New Orleans”..
Sata Lyte
burleskateer: Sequin aka. “Beauty in the 4th Dimension”..
Sequin aka. “Beauty in the 4th Dimension”..(aka. Geri Tamburello)
Nona Carver
Joan Arline aka. “The Sexquire Girl”..
Honey Bee
Tania Lemani (aka. Tanya Lemani)Known primarily for her acting roles in Film and Television, Tania began her show business career in Burlesque.. At the tender age of 16, she was offered a weekly contract to dance in a nightly stage show
Blaze StarrFrom a 50’s-era photo series shot by Irving Klaw..
Mitzi Doré aka. “The I Don’t Care Girl”..Photographed by — George K. Mann
