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Burlesque performers — people who have been professional burlesque entertainers during their careers. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Connell began his burlesque series in 1947, doing business as Quality Pictures. At first Connell produced 10- and 20-minute short subjects for the home-movie market; these were printed in 16mm sound and 8mm silent versions. The format usually called for two lowbrow burlesque comedians, several showgirls, and a featured burlesque dancer.
"Burlesque is more than stripping," she said. "It is beautiful costumes, comics, production numbers and much more." [1] La Rose was said to have been the first strip tease dancer to be paid over $2,000 a week. [2] At the height of her fame in the 1940s and 1950s, she was reported to have commanded $2,500 a week on the national burlesque circuit ...
Sally Rand (born Helen Gould Beck; April 3, 1904 – August 31, 1979) [3] was an American burlesque dancer, vedette, and actress, famous for her ostrich-feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck. Rand got her start as a chorus girl before working as an acrobat and traveling theater performer.
Following her death and a renewed interest in burlesque, especially in Bettie Page, legions of new fans rediscovered some of the dancers in Irving Klaw's photos and movies. In 2001, A&E produced a special on burlesque that included a segment on St. Cyr. [28] St. Cyr is referenced in two songs that were both stage and movie musicals.
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Redheaded burlesque dancer Tempest Storm was cast for the leading role. [4] Playboy Playmate of 1955 Bettie Page, whom Klaw had previously directed, [3] was cast as a second-tier dancer. Page, who had previously appeared in Striporama (1953) and Varietease (1954), performed three dance routines, including one alongside star Tempest Storm.
Varietease was Klaw's first documentary film reflective of burlesque clubs of the 1950s. [1] Master of ceremonies Bobby Shields introduces the film's acts. Bettie Page performs a nudity-free Dance of the Seven Veils but teases in only removing four veils. Lili St. Cyr does four separate sequences, wherein she dresses and undresses to her ...