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Tura Satana ( aka. Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi )More pics of Tura can be found here..
Tempest Storm (aka. Annie Blanche Banks)
burleskateer:Irma Vogelee
honey—dripper: Vicki Palmer
burleskateer: Irma the Body (aka. Mary Goodneighbor) More pics of Irma can be found here..
Kitti Feliz (middle) and a few close friends..
burleskateer: Rita Grable From the ‘Burlesque Historical Company’ series of postcards..
Lilly Christine (aka. Martha Theresa Pompender)Very early promo photo, likely from the late 1940′s..
burleskateer: Ann “Bang Bang” Arbor Vintage promo postcard personalized to the mother of Burlesque emcee and entertainer, Bucky Conrad: “To Louise — It’s all the Way you look at it! — Best Regards, Ann “Bang Bang”
Sandy Silver
Rita Grable ..showing off her lovely legs!From a 50’s-era photo series shot by Irving Klaw..
Angelique Pettyjohn
burleskateer:Cynthia aka. “The Silhouette”..
burleskateer: Lilly Christine (aka. Martha Theresa Pompender) Photographed by - Peter Basch
burleskateer:Julie Gibson aka. “The Bashful Bride”..
burleskateer:Marie Annette (aka. Robin Savoy)
Ann Perri aka. “The Jane Russell of Burlesk”..More pics of Ann can be found here..
burleskateer: Nai Bonet A popular bellydancer during the mid-1960’s, she was also a good friend to Nejla Ates.. When Ates attempted suicide in October of ‘65,– it was Ms. Bonet who not only stepped in to fulfill her remaining professional commitments..
burleskateer: 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..
Spectacular Sue Martin More pics of Sue can be found here..
burleskateer:Beverly Hills (aka. Beverly Powers)
April Dawn
Terry Kaye
burleskateer:Arlene Stevens slips out of her “Birth Of A Pearl” costume..
burleskateer:Cherrie Knight
burleskateer:Sande Marlowe
Blaze StarrFrom a photo series shot by Irving Klaw, made during the production of his 1956 film: “Buxom Beautease”; which featured Blaze and 10 other dancers..More photos of Blaze can be found here..
burleskateer: Jada (aka. Janet Conforto) More pics of Jada can be found here..
burleskateer:Showgirl illustration — by Bill Medcalf
Carol LeClair
Jennie Lee (aka. Virginia Lee Hicks)“The Bazoom Girl”..
burleskateer: Ricki Covette aka. “The World’s TALLEST Exotic”.. Apparently, she was also: “The World’s BEST-DRESSED Exotic!”..
Cindy Embers ..in performance!Scanned (and cleaned) from a contact print in my personal collection..
Dixie Evans (aka. Mary Lee Evans) aka. “The Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque”..Photographed by — George K. Mann
burleskateer:Rubee Dee (aka. Andrea Caudell)
Scarlette Dawn
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Lynne O’Neill aka. “The Original Garter Girl”..From a 40’s-era nude photo series..
Bambi Jones aka. “The Garter Girl”..
burleskateer: Sherry Britton is featured on this complimentary 40’s-era souvenir postcard gifted to patrons of ‘LEON and EDDIE’S’ nightclub, located in NYC’s “Strip Alley”.. Sherry was a very popular Pinup girl during WW2; known then, as:
Sherry Darlin
burleskateer:Another Lynne O'Neill photo from a 40’s-era nude photo shoot..
Carol Byron
burleskateer: Jennie Lee (aka. Virginia Lee Hicks) “The Bazoom Girl”..
burleskateer:Blaze Starr catches up on her reading..
“Does a Rita Grable strip in the Woods?..”Indubitably!!
Dardy Orlando (aka. Rosemary Dardy Blackadder)Poses in front of Minsky’s ‘RIALTO Theatre’ in Chicago.. Dancers Vicki Welles and Valerie Parks can be viewed decorating the marquee..
burleskateer: Lynne O’Neill aka. “The Original Garter Girl”.. From a 40’s-era nude photo series..
Daccine aka. “The Pet Of Paree”..(aka. Daccine Marley)
burleskateer: Blaze Starr and Naja Karamuru (among others) are featured on the cover of ‘Bombshells Of BURLESQUE’ – Semi-Annual #1 magazine; as published in 1956..
burleskateer:Linda Brigette
Tempest Storm (aka. Annie Blanche Banks)Photographed by — Roy Kemp
burleskateer:Angel Blue
burleskateer:Lilly Christine is featured on the March ‘54 cover of ‘PICTURE LIFE’; a popular 50’s-era Men’s Pocket Digest..
burleskateer:Paula Uhsan
Scotty
burleskateer:Jadin Wong
burleskateer: René André Appearing in a publicity still promoting the 1955 Sonney-produced Burlesque film: “PARIS NIGHTS”..
burleskateer: Venus The Body (aka. Jean Smyle) Photographed by – George K. Mann