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Candy Barr: The Rise and Fall of an Early Burlesque Icon The history of mid-century adult entertainment is often defined by a few pioneering figures who bridged the gap between undergroun...
Read Candy Barr: The Rise and Fall of an Early Burlesque IconGypsy Rose Lee: The Intellectual Art of Burlesque While many performers of her era relied on raw spectacle, Louise Hovick—better known by her stage name Gypsy Rose Lee—transformed the art...
Read Gypsy Rose Lee: The Intellectual Art of BurlesqueLili St. Cyr: The High-Class Artistry of a Burlesque Icon During the 1940s and 1950s, the world of striptease was dominated by a few legendary names. Among the most recognized were Gypsy ...
Read Lili St. Cyr: The High-Class Artistry of a Burlesque IconStarr: The Burlesque Legend of the Two O'Clock Club In the golden era of mid-century entertainment, few performers captured the imagination of the public quite like Starr. Known for her m...
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