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Mary Louise Cecilia "Texas" Guinan (January 12, 1884 – November 5, 1933) was an American actress, producer, and entrepreneur. Born in Texas to Irish immigrant parents, Guinan decided at an early age to become an entertainer.
Incendiary Blonde is a 1945 American musical drama film biography of 1920s nightclub star Texas Guinan. Filmed in Technicolor by director George Marshall and loosely based on a true story, the picture stars actress Betty Hutton as Guinan. The film's title is a play on incendiary bombs being used in World War II.
Queen of the Night Clubs is a 1929 American Pre-Code musical drama film produced and directed by Bryan Foy, distributed by Warner Bros., and starred legendary nightclub hostess Texas Guinan. The picture, which featured appearances by Eddie Foy Jr. , Lila Lee , and George Raft , is now considered a lost film . [ 3 ]
Like many American films of the time, The Gun Woman was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards.For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required a cut, in Reel 1, of three closeups of a coach holdup, two scenes with nude painting, four scenes of woman sitting at bar, two scenes of woman exposing bare back to waist, two scenes of woman standing at bar, two views of nude ...
With his profits he bought into a taxi cab company and later opened a nightclub, the El Fey, on West 47th Street in Manhattan in 1924, featuring Texas Guinan as the emcee and a floorshow produced by Nils Granlund. [1] In the 1920s, he married Evelyn Crowell, a Broadway showgirl. [2]
However, Montreal's reputation as a major North American cabaret city was confirmed when New York's leading cabaret star, Texas Guinan, arrived in Montreal in 1930 to open the Cabaret Frolics. This star entertainer and singer was known for shouting "Hello suckers!" as she entered the stage at the start of every performance. [3]
The Moonshine Feud is a 1920 American silent Western film starring Texas Guinan. [1] An abridged 1929 rerelease version is preserved. [2] [3] Cast. Texas Guinan;
The Boss of the Rancho is a 1919 American silent Western film starring Texas Guinan. This Guinan short survives at George Eastman House. [1] Cast. Texas Guinan;