BURLESQUE: SOME HISTORY: DANCERS
Many of these dancers danced on the Vaudeville stage when Vaudeville was transforming into Burlesque, as well as dancing in many regular nightclubs which had fabulous stage shows featuring the talent and many times the skin of these famous dancers. Some fabulous dancers found the easy money and cheap fame of risque burlesque very appealing with many changing the way we think, dress and act today. many dancers are listed however ). Many of these dancers/ strippers of yesteryear are honored here.
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BURLESQUE DANCERS
Quick Glance
(Warning: Some Risque Photos. Sorry, no Porno here )
Pic Last First Location Note Dance Date
Pic Adams
Anita
USA
n/a
Strip
c.1950s
Pic
Allabazi
Countess
n/a
aka: The Old Roumanian
Exotic, Sultry
c.1940s
Pic Allen
Ruth
USA
n/a
n/a
c.1940s
Pic Aloma
Princess
n/a
n/a
n/a
c.1940s
Pic
Alonso
Chelo
Cuba
aka: The Cuban H-Bomb, 36-21-36.
Real Name: Isabel Garcia
Burlesque, Movies
b.1937
Pic
Amazons
Glamorous
USA
1959 - Naughty New York
Soft
Shoe , Strip
c.1950s
Pic
Ample
Annie
USA
$
Auto bio aka: San Diego Annie, Real Name: Edith Holtzman,
42-24-36
Stripper,
b.1960
Pic Ann
Marie
USA
n/a
n/a
c.1940s
Pic Ann
Smokey Shy
n/a
n/a
n/a
c.1960s
Pic Andre'
Rene
USA
1979 - Dracula Sucks
n/a
c.1970s
Pic
Aquilar
Amalia
n/a
aka: "Rhumba Amalia",
Grindhouse Follies #27
Burlesque, Rumba
c.1940s
Pic Arbor
Ann
n/a
aka: Ann "Bang Bang"
Arbor
n/a
1950s?
Pic Ates
Nejla
Turkey
aka: The Exquisite Turkish
Delight.
Belly
Dance , Cabaret
1933-1965
Pic Atlanta
Rita
Germany
aka: The Original "Champagne
Girl" Grindhouse Follies Volume #21, Bed of Violence.
M: John Bain
Belly
Dancer , Stripper
c.1950s
Pic Badalian
Lillian
USA
Spanish Type
Spanish ,
Burlesque
c.1930s
Pic Baker
Joséphine
St.
Louis, MO
aka: Black Venus, Black Pearl,
Creole Goddess. Real Name: Freda McDonald Carson
Various, Topless, Burlesque,
Actress
6/3/1906-4/12/1975
Pic Bambi
n/a
USA
n/a
Burlesque
c1940s
Pic
Bara
Theda
n/a
See
Page
Actress, Burlesque
7/29/1885-4/7/1955
Pic Barr
Candy
Edna,
TX
El Rancho, Vegas, aka: Carol
Barr, Real Name: Juanita Slusher 37-22-33
Burlesque, Showgirl
7/6/1935-
Pic Beech
Barbara
USA
n/a
Burlesque
c.1940s
Pic Bell
Ronnie
USA
Miss Twin Liberty Bells
Burlesque
n/a
Pic Bell
Virginia
Montrose,
CA.
aka: "Ding-Dong"
Bell, 5'2"- 48-24-36
Strip
B.1932
Pic
Bertica
n/a
n/a
1940s - I'm To Speak English
Risque
c.1940s
Pic
Bey
Roubea
n/a
Grindhouse Follies #27
Risque, Slave, Arab Dance
c.1940s
Pic Blondell
Mae
USA
ABC's of Love, Baghdad after
Midnight, Buxom Beautease , Grindhouse
Follies - FRS
Stripper
c.1950s
Pic Bonnamy
Bon
USA
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic Body
Irma The
Prospect
Park, NJ.
Real Name: Mary Elizabeth
Good neighbor
Stripper
c.1950s
Pic
Booth
Lally
USA
Ernie's - Greenwich Village
Rumba
c.1940s
Pic
Boyia
Bonnie
USA
aka: Bonnie Boya. Real Name:
Bonnie G. Boyer
Burlesque, Stripper
b.1923
Pic
Brigett
Linda
Winnsboro,
Louisiana
aka: the Cupid Doll, Real
Name: Georgia Lambert
Burlesque, Stripper
1939-4/9/2004
Pic
Britton
Ginger
n/a
n/a
Burlesque, Stripper
n/a
Pic Britton
Sherry
New
Brunswick, NJ
aka: The Sweetheart of 52nd
Street. Real Name: Edith Britton
Burlesque, Stripper
b.7/24/1924
Pic Brosemer
Betty
Pasadena,
CA.
38-18-35, M: Joe Wieder
Burlesque
b.8/2/1935
Pic
Brown
Billie Jeanne
USA
$
Auto bio
Burlesque, Stripper
n/a
Pic
Brown
Donna "Busty"
USA
aka: Lusty Busty Brown
Burlesque, Stripper
n/a
Pic
Brown
Mae
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic
Bryan
Julie
USA
Sexy Dancer
Burlesque
c.1940s
Pic Bubbles
Darlene
USA
aka: Vikina, Sheri Darlene.
Real Name: Virginia Lachinia
Mambo ,
Burlesque, Stripper
c.1940s
Pic Burns
Boots
USA
606 Club Dancer
Burlesque
c.1939
Pic Cairns
Lillian
USA
Showgirl
Burlesque Showgirl
c.1930s
Pic
Carina
Gina
USA
n/a
Devil Dance
c.1934
Pic
Carmela
-
n/a
aka: Carmila, Carmela the
Torrid Twister
Burlesque, Stripper
n/a
Pic
Carmen
Jeannie
Paragould,
AR
aka: The Queen of B Movies
Actress, Stripper
n/a
Pic Cassidy
"Cup Cake"
n/a
n/a
n/a
c.1950s?
Pic
Chandler
Rene
n/a
aka: Champagne of Burlesque
Burlesque, Stripper
1970s
Pic Charda
Nita
USA
n/a
n/a
c.1950s?
Pic Chimai
"Princess"
France
n/a
Burlesque
c.1910s
Pic Christie
Donna
USA
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic Christine
Lilly "Cat"
New
Orleans, LA
aka: The Cat Girl & ZA
ZA. 37C-22-35 Real Name: Martha Pompender
Burlesque, Stripper
b.1924-1/1965
Pic Christine
Tina
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic Cillin
Penny
USA
aka: "French Capsule
Of Dynamite"
Burlesque
c.1950s
Pic
Collins
Brandy
USA?
aka: The Intoxicating Brandy Collins
Burlesque
c.1950s
Pic
Conrad
Marion
n/a
Lido
Club - Paris
Cabaret, Burlesque
c.1959
Pic Constant
Connie
USA
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic
Cooper
Cookie
USA
n/a
Burlesque
c.1956
Pic
Corday
Mara
Santa
Monica, CA.
Real Name: Marilyn Watts.
36-23.5-35
Actress, Burlesque
B.
1/3/1930
yes
Corio
Ann
Hartford,
Connecticut
aka: Sultan's Daughter, Swamp
Girl, Sarong Girl
Burlesque, Strip
11/29/1914-3/1/1999
Pic Costello
Donna
USA
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic Crystal
n/a
USA
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic Cup Cake
Cassidy
USA
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic
Damarr
Manuela
USA
aka: The Toast of Two Continents
n/a
n/a
Pic Dawn
Gaye
USA
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic Day
Darlene
USA
aka: Tall Torrid Texan
Showgirl
c.1940s
Pic
DeLeon
Millie
USA
Started Burlesque to become
Raunchy
Burlesque
c.1900s
Pic De Putti
Lya
USA
n/a
Burlesque, Showgirl
c.1920s
Pic de Val
Val
USA
n/a
"Dance of Emotions",
Stripper,
c.1940s
Pic
DeFee
Lois
USA
aka: Queen of the Glamazons,
The Eye-Full Tower. 6'4" Tall
Stripper
n/a
Pic
Del Mar
Annette
USA
aka: "Miss Hot &
Cold" NY Worlds Fair
Fan ,
Risque
c.1940s
Pic
Deming
Elaine
n/a
n/a
-
n/a
Pic DeMois
Sabine
USA
n/a
Stripper
C.1940s
Pic
Denise
Maralyn
Ohio?
n/a
Showgirl, Dancer
c.1950s
Pic Dennis
Dorian
USA
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic
Denver
Kerri
n/a
aka: The Baby Doll of Burlesk
Burlesque, Stripper
c.1950s
Pic De Olivera
Divar
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic Desiree
n/a
USA
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic Do May
Princess
USA
aka: Cherokee Half Breed
Burlesque, Stripper
c.1950s
Pic
Doda
Carol
USA
n/a
Topless, Stripper
c.1969
Pic
Doe
Adele
USA
n/a
n/a
c.1956
Pic
Doll
Linda
USA
Real Name: Linda Byrd. Folly
Theatre in Kansas City. Viva Las Vegas
Actress, Burlesque
c.1950s
Pic
Dolman
Adele
Malibu Mermaid
Burlesque
Pic
Dors
Diana
Swindon, England
36.5D-24-35
Burlesque, Stripper
b.10/23/1931
Pic
Dougan
Vicki
n/a
aka: Vikki The Back. Made
Popular-Low Cut Back Garments
Burlesque, Stripper
n/a
Pic Egypt
Little
USA
...see
page
Belly ,
7
veils , Strip
c.1900's
Pic
Empey
Marge
n/a
n/a
Stripper
n/a
Pic
Evans
Dixie
Long
Beach, CA.
aka: Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque
Burlesque, Stripper
b.8/26/1926
Pic
Fanslaw
Connie
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Theater
Burlesque, Showgirl
c.1931
Pic
Farrell
Stacy
USA
aka: Eartha-Quake. Real Name: Juanita
May
Burlesque, Stripper
c.1950s
Pic
Fenway
Carrie
USA
First to go Topless
Burlesque
c.1923
Pic Ferrari
Candy
-
aka: Miss Nude Brazil
-
c.1970s?
Pic
Fifi
Mademoiselle
Real Name: Mary Dawson
Burlesque, Stripper
n/a
Pic
Flo & Floie
n/a
Denver,
CO?
aka: Florence Joyce
Risque, Exotic Dancer
n/a
Pic Fong
Amy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic Foster
Paula
USA
n/a
Stripper
1960s
Pic
Fraidora
Mlle.
France?
n/a
Can-Can ,
Showgirl
c.1898
Pic Francine
n/a
USA
aka: The Tulsa Wildcat. Roxy
Theatre
Burlesque
c.1930s?
Pic
Frost
Jackie
USA
aka: The Coolest Kid in Town
Burlesque, Stripper
n/a
Pic Garrett
Winnie
n/a
n/a
Burlesque
1940s
Pic
Gaylord
Gayla
n/a
aka: Eve and the Serpent
Burlesque, Stripper
c.1950s
Pic
Gibson
Julie
n/a
aka: The Bashful Bride
Burlesque
n/a
Pic
Gibson
Linda
n/a
aka: Gibson Girl of Burlesk
n/a
c.1960s
Pic
Gibson
Nicki
Colorado
aka: Denver's Dancing Darling
n/a
c.1959
Pic
Gina
-
-
aka: The Toast of Venice
Burlesque, Strip
n/a
Pic Gio
Miss
-
aka: 2 Hands
Stripper
n/a
Pic
Girl
Gilda The
USA
1950 - ABC's Of Love
Stripper
c.1950
Pic
Glory
Blaza
USA
1950 - ABC's Of Love
Stripper
c.1950
Pic Grable
Rita
USA
aka: The Girl in the Black
Silk Stockings
Burlesque, Strip
c.1930s
Pic Gray
Ginger
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic
Grey
Francis
n/a
Grindhouse Follies #27
Exotic Fan Dance
c.1930s
Pic
Harlow
Honey
USA
aka: Hot Honey Harlowe, Mrs.
Lenny Bruce
Burlesque, Strip
c.1950s
Pic Harlow
June
USA
aka: The American Beauty
n/a
c.1930s
Pic
Hart
Margie
Edgarton,
Missouri
aka: Margaret "Margie"
Hart Ferraro
n/a
b.9/28/1913
Pic Hari
Mata
Leeuwarden,
Netherlands
Real Name: Margaretha Geertruida
Zelle
Burlesque, Cabaret, Spy
b.8/7/1896
Pic Hellstar
n/a
USA
aka: Daughter of Darkness"
n/a
c.1970s
Pic Hills
Tiffany
USA
Miss Minnesota, aka: Stripper
with the Million Dollar Legs
Stripper
c.1980s
Pic "Honey
Bee"
USA
n/a
n/a
c.1950s?
Pic
Howard
Betty
USA
aka: Betty Blue Eyes Howard,
The Girl Who Has Everything. 40-25-37
Burlesque, Strip
c.1950s
Pic
Howe
Anne
USA
46-24-36
n/a
c.1950s
Pic Huntley
Jill
USA
aka: The Dean Of Tease
n/a
c.1950s
Pic Jada
n/a
USA
aka: The World's Hottest
Exotic
n/a
n/a
Pic
Jo
Betty
USA
Road show Shorts #13
Viennese Acrobatic Dance
c.1940s?
Pic Jones
Kitty
USA
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic
Jones
Libby
USA
aka: The Florida Hurricane
n/a
n/a
Pic
Joyce
Jacqueline
USA
real name: Diana Dell
n/a
n/a
Pic Jubilee
Miss
USA
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic Kalantan
Miss
USA
16mm film "Fire Dancer"
Fire Dancer
c.1940s
Pic Kay
Beatrice
USA
n/a
n/a
c.1930s
Pic Kayse
Brandy
USA
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic Kelly
Margie
USA
n/a
n/a
b.1934
Pic
King
Diana
USA
aka: The Grecian Goddess
Burlesque, Stripper
n/a
Pic Knight
Cherry
USA
$
Teaserama
n/a
1940s?
Pic
Labrech
Cherry
USA
aka: Wild Cherry
Burlesque, Stripper
C.1940s?
Pic La Forte
Carmen
USA
11/1941 - It Magazine
Burlesque
c.1940s
Pic Larah
-
USA
-
Burlesque
n/a
Pic La Sarena
n/a
n/a
aka: The Fire Goddess
n/a
n/a
Pic
La Savona
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic Lake
Daphne
USA
aka: Marshmallow Girl, Jezzabel
Burlesque, Strip
c.1960s
Pic
Lane
Bambi
USA
aka: Esther, Skippy, The
Newark Streaker
Burlesque, Stripper
n/a
Pic Lane
Beverly
USA
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic
Lane
Rusty
USA
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic Lane
Sally
USA
n/a
n/a
n/a
Pic
Lane
Sheila
USA
aka: Allouette Sheila Lane
Stripper
c1960s
Pic
Lansing
Joi
Salt
Lake City, UT.
aka: Miss Hollywood. 39-23-35,
Real Name: Joyce Wasmansdorff
Burlesque, Stripper
b.4/6/1929
Pic Laye
Rhonda
n/a
n/a
Burlesque
n/a
Pic leBlanc
Alouette
Montana
aka: "The Tassel Twirler"
Burlesque, Stripper
c.1950s?
Pic
Lee
Chelina
USA
n/a
n/a
n/a
Yes Lee
"Gypsy Rose"
Seattle,
WA.
Actress, Author,
Stripper 37-23-36. Real Name: Rose Louise Hovick
Burlesque, Stripper, Strip
teaser's Education act
b.2/9/1914
Pic Lee
Jenny
Kansas
City, Missouri
aka: Miss 44 and Plenty More,
The Bazoom Girl. 42-28-38, Real Name: Virginia Lee Hicks.
m: Danny Wanick & Charlie Arroyo
Burlesque
1928-1990
Pic Luna
-
-
aka: Goddess of the Spirt
World
Burlesque
1940s?
Pic
Mansfeld
Jane
Bryn
Mawr, PA.
Real Name: Vera Jayne Palmer,
40D-21-35.5
Actress, Burlesque
b.4/19/1933
Pic Manuella
DaMarr
USA
aka: 'Toast of Two Continents'
Burlesque
1940s
Pic
Mara
Chris
USA
Real Name: Elvira Padovano
Burlesque, Stripper
c.1955
Pic March
April
USA
