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burleskateer: Fascinating Colette
Rita GrablePhotographed by - Roy Kemp
Cherrie Knight
Lee LaneOften mistaken for Candy Barr..
Tana Louise ..and her Fantastic Shoes!Photographed by – Leonard Burtman
“Rhumba music played in the Night..”Pinup artist Bill Randall illustrates a showgirl wearing a Rhumba dance costume for the month of September, in this 1949-edition of the ‘Kemper-Thomas Company’ promotional calendar..
Venus The Body (aka. Jean Smyle)
burleskateer: Sequin aka. “Beauty in the 4th Dimension”.. Photo courtesy of The Geri Tamburello (Sequin) Fan Club..
Tempest Storm poses on Irving Klaw’s chair for another Nudie-Cutie photoshoot..More Tempest pics can be found here..
Mako Ohta aka. “Pearl of the Orient”..
Lili St. Cyr is featured on the April ‘53 cover of ‘HE’; a popular 50’s-era Men’s Pocket Digest..
Jeanine France aka. “The Eyefull Tower Girl”..
Syra Marty aka. “The Swiss Miss”..(aka. Magdalena Frick)
Patti Waggin aka. “The Sex Oomph Doll”..
Dagmar Vintage promo photo personalized: “Best Wishes Jewell — Remember — Dagmar ”..
Paula UhsanMore photos of Paula can be found here..
Garcia Gomez
Jada (aka. Janet Conforto)
June Darling aka. “The Darling of the Golden West”..For a time, she also performed under the name: June Darlene..
Hurricane Dare
burleskateer: Syra Marty aka. “The Swiss Miss”..
Tura Satana ( aka. Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi )Photographed by – George K. Mann
Tana The Temptress (aka. Tana Dobeen / Donna Watkins)Also often billed as: “The Persian Princess”..
Lynette Leah
Do MayVintage promo photograph dated from March of 1951.. An early stage in her Burlesk career, before she adopted the “Cherokee Half-Breed” persona that would make her internationally famous..
gmgallery: Henry R. Kantor shoots a Burlesque photograph, during the 1940′s..
Zorima (aka. Margaret Lehtinen McCloskey)A dancer that rose to fame quickly after appearing in her own “Garden Of Nudists” carnival show at the 1940-edition of the New York World’s Fair..
HOME OF BIG NAME BURLESQUEVintage 50’s-era matchbook from the ‘STRIP CITY’ nightclub; located on Western Avenue (at Pico), in Los Angeles..
bunny-yale: Dorian Dennis performs in Irving Klaw’s 1956 Burlesque film: “BUXOM BEAUTEASE”..Photos of Dorian can be found here..
Tempest StormPhotographed by Russ Meyer at Oakland’s ‘EL REY Theatre’..
“Sparkling” Sequin (aka. Geri Tamburello)More pics of Sequin can be found here..
Lilly Christine appears on the cover of ‘PHOTO’; a popular 50′s-era Men’s Digest..
The World’s Famous Linda Brigette
Anita VenturaMore photos of Anita can be found here..
Raven Rowland
gmgallery: Trudy Wayne
Honey Bee strips down to her store-bought boobs..
Venus The Body (aka. Jean Smyle) appears in the “altogether” whilst shooting another Nudie-Cutie photo series..
Tongolele (aka. Yolanda Montes Farrington) appears on the cover of the July 1958 issue of ‘SHOW’; an International Men’s Pocket Digest..
Gia-Mo (Huang)More photos of Gia-Mo can be found here..
Vicki PalmerPhotographed by – Roy Kemp
Pat “Amber” Halladay graces the cover of ‘SHEER’ (Vol.1 - No.1) magazine: “The Las Vegas Showgirl Edition”..
Rita Atlanta aka. “Miss International”..
burleskateer: Jennie Lee (aka. Virginia Lee Hicks)Appears as the centerfold in the premiere issue of ‘BLUSH’ magazine; published in 1962..
Virginia Bell
Bonnie Bell aka. “The Belle Of Burlesque”..
Revere and Roché Vintage promo postcard personalized: “To Sue — All the best. — Always, Diane De La Roché ”..
Tana Louise ..is Smokin’ HOT!!Photographed by - Roy Kemp
Marcia Edgington aka. “The Gorgeous Redhead”..
Angelique Pettyjohn
the1950sin2015: Blaze Starr performs in Irving Klaw’s 1956 film: ‘Buxom Beautease’..
burleskateer: Venus The Body (aka. Jean Smyle)
Kellie Everts aka. “The Girl Who Strips For God”..
Hellstar aka. “The Daughter of Darkness”..
Vintage press photo dated from June of ‘56 features the marquee of the ‘LIFE BAR Burlesk’ nightclub on Miami Beach..
Vicki Palmer
Jennifer Fox aka. “America’s Foremost Sex-Change”..
Mary Brooks
Dixie Evans takes a break between shows..
She Babette aka. “The Electric Flame of ‘78”..
