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Evelyn Nesbit MP (1884 - 1967)

Nesbit was an American artists' model and chorus girl, noted for her entanglement in the murder of her ex-lover, architect Stanford White, by her first husband, Harry Kendall Thaw.She was born Florence...

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11/9/2009
8/12/2023
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11/9/2009

Evelyn Nesbit MP (1884 - 1967)

Nesbit was an American artists' model and chorus girl, noted for her entanglement in the murder of her ex-lover, architect Stanford White, by her first husband, Harry Kendall Thaw.She was born Florence...

8/12/2023

Olivia Newton-John MP (1948 - 2022)

Olivia Newton-John , AC, DBE was an English-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, dancer, and activist. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who amassed five number-one and ten oth...

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6/19/2008
8/9/2022
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6/19/2008

Olivia Newton-John MP (1948 - 2022)

Olivia Newton-John , AC, DBE was an English-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, dancer, and activist. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who amassed five number-one and ten oth...

8/9/2022

Benny Hill MP (1924 - 1992)

"Benny Hill"

Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill (21 January 1924 – 20 April 1992) was an English comedian and actor, best remembered for his television program The Benny Hill Show , an amalgam of slapstick, burlesque...

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11/16/2011
11/3/2019
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11/16/2011

Benny Hill MP (1924 - 1992)

"Benny Hill"

Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill (21 January 1924 – 20 April 1992) was an English comedian and actor, best remembered for his television program The Benny Hill Show , an amalgam of slapstick, burlesque...

11/3/2019

Margie Hart MP (1913 - 2000)

"Margaret Hart Ferraro", "Margaret Hart", "Margie Hart"

Hart Ferraro (September 28, 1913 – January 30, 2000), better known as Margie Hart, was a New York City stripteaser, in American burlesque theatre.BiographyShe was born on September 28, 1913. She marrie...

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12/1/2014
12/1/2014
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12/1/2014

Margie Hart MP (1913 - 2000)

"Margaret Hart Ferraro", "Margaret Hart", "Margie Hart"

Hart Ferraro (September 28, 1913 – January 30, 2000), better known as Margie Hart, was a New York City stripteaser, in American burlesque theatre.BiographyShe was born on September 28, 1913. She marrie...

12/1/2014

Yvonne De Carlo MP (1922 - 2007)

"Margaret Yvonne Middleton", "Yvonne De Carlo"

From Wikipedia: Born: Margaret Yvonne Middleton on September 1, 1922, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Died January 8, 2007 (aged 84) in Woodland Hills, California, U.S. Years active: 1941–1995 ...

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4/30/2011
12/1/2014
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4/30/2011

Yvonne De Carlo MP (1922 - 2007)

"Margaret Yvonne Middleton", "Yvonne De Carlo"

From Wikipedia: Born: Margaret Yvonne Middleton on September 1, 1922, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Died January 8, 2007 (aged 84) in Woodland Hills, California, U.S. Years active: 1941–1995 ...

12/1/2014

Mamie Van Doren MP

"Mamie Van Doren"

Van Doren, born Joan Lucille Olander (born February 6, 1931), is an American actress, model, singer, and sex symbol who is known for being one of the first actresses to recreate the look of Marilyn Mon...

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3/15/2011
12/1/2014
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3/15/2011

Mamie Van Doren MP

"Mamie Van Doren"

Van Doren, born Joan Lucille Olander (born February 6, 1931), is an American actress, model, singer, and sex symbol who is known for being one of the first actresses to recreate the look of Marilyn Mon...

12/1/2014

Diana Dors MP (1931 - 1984)

Dors (born Diana Mary Fluck ; 23 October 1931 – 4 May 1984) was an English film actress and singer. She first came to public notice as a blonde bombshell in the style of American Marilyn Monroe, as pro...

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7/23/2011
11/30/2014
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7/23/2011

Diana Dors MP (1931 - 1984)

Dors (born Diana Mary Fluck ; 23 October 1931 – 4 May 1984) was an English film actress and singer. She first came to public notice as a blonde bombshell in the style of American Marilyn Monroe, as pro...

11/30/2014

Dixie Evans MP (1926 - 2013)

"Dixie Evans"

Evans (August 28, 1926 – August 3, 2013), born as Mary Lee Evans, was an American burlesque dancer and stripper. Evans is probably best remembered for her burlesque parody as Marilyn Monroe. Evans ente...

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11/30/2014
11/30/2014
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11/30/2014

Dixie Evans MP (1926 - 2013)

"Dixie Evans"

Evans (August 28, 1926 – August 3, 2013), born as Mary Lee Evans, was an American burlesque dancer and stripper. Evans is probably best remembered for her burlesque parody as Marilyn Monroe. Evans ente...

11/30/2014

Candy Barr MP (1935 - 2005)

"Candy Barr"

Barr (July 6, 1935 – December 30, 2005) was an American stripper, burlesque dancer, actress, and adult model in men’s magazines of the mid-20th century.During the 1950s she received nationwide attentio...

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11/30/2014
11/30/2014
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11/30/2014

Candy Barr MP (1935 - 2005)

"Candy Barr"

Barr (July 6, 1935 – December 30, 2005) was an American stripper, burlesque dancer, actress, and adult model in men’s magazines of the mid-20th century.During the 1950s she received nationwide attentio...

11/30/2014

Jayne Mansfield MP (1933 - 1967)

"Vera Jayne Palmer", "Jayne Mansfield"

She was an American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood. One of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s, Mansfield starred in several popular Hollywood films that emphasized her plati...

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7/12/2010
11/30/2014
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7/12/2010

Jayne Mansfield MP (1933 - 1967)

"Vera Jayne Palmer", "Jayne Mansfield"

She was an American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood. One of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s, Mansfield starred in several popular Hollywood films that emphasized her plati...

11/30/2014

Bettie Page MP (1923 - 2008)

"Girl with the Perfect Figure", "Betty Mae Page", "Bettie Page", "Betty Page"

With locks as dark as midnight and a smile as bright as day, Bettie Page was much more than a beautiful pinup model, she was simply the best. A legend as much today as during her modeling days, e...

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6/22/2010
11/30/2014
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6/22/2010

Bettie Page MP (1923 - 2008)

"Girl with the Perfect Figure", "Betty Mae Page", "Bettie Page", "Betty Page"

With locks as dark as midnight and a smile as bright as day, Bettie Page was much more than a beautiful pinup model, she was simply the best. A legend as much today as during her modeling days, e...

11/30/2014

Theda Bara MP (1885 - 1955)

"Theada Bara"

Bara (born Theodosia Burr Goodman, July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress.Bara was one of the most popular actresses of the silent era, and one of cinema's earlies...

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4/19/2011
11/30/2014
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4/19/2011

Theda Bara MP (1885 - 1955)

"Theada Bara"

Bara (born Theodosia Burr Goodman, July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress.Bara was one of the most popular actresses of the silent era, and one of cinema's earlies...

11/30/2014

Blaze Starr MP (1932 - 2015)

"Blaze Starr"

Starr (born Fannie Belle Fleming, January 1, 1932) is an American former stripper and American burlesque star. Her vivacious presence and inventive use of stage props earned her the nickname "The Hotte...

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11/30/2014
11/30/2014
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11/30/2014

Blaze Starr MP (1932 - 2015)

"Blaze Starr"

Starr (born Fannie Belle Fleming, January 1, 1932) is an American former stripper and American burlesque star. Her vivacious presence and inventive use of stage props earned her the nickname "The Hotte...

11/30/2014

Rose Louise Lee MP (1911 - 1970)

"Gypsy Rose Lee"

Rose Lee (January 9, 1911 – April 26, 1970) was an American burlesque entertainer famous for her striptease act. She was also an actress, author, and playwright whose 1957 memoir was made into the stag...

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11/21/2008
11/30/2014
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11/21/2008

Rose Louise Lee MP (1911 - 1970)

"Gypsy Rose Lee"

Rose Lee (January 9, 1911 – April 26, 1970) was an American burlesque entertainer famous for her striptease act. She was also an actress, author, and playwright whose 1957 memoir was made into the stag...

11/30/2014

Sally Rand MP (1904 - 1979)

"Sally Rand", "Billie Beck"

Rand (April 3, 1904[1] – August 31, 1979) was a burlesque dancer and actress, most noted for her ostrich feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck.Early ...

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12/22/2012
11/30/2014
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12/22/2012

Sally Rand MP (1904 - 1979)

"Sally Rand", "Billie Beck"

Rand (April 3, 1904[1] – August 31, 1979) was a burlesque dancer and actress, most noted for her ostrich feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck.Early ...

11/30/2014

Lili St. Cyr MP (1918 - 1999)

"Lili St. Cyr"

St. Cyr (June 3, 1918 – January 29, 1999), was a prominent American burlesque stripteaser.* Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy : Jun 21 2018, 22:21:48 UTC Burlesque Dancer. Born Marie Van ...

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11/30/2014
11/30/2014
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11/30/2014

Lili St. Cyr MP (1918 - 1999)

"Lili St. Cyr"

St. Cyr (June 3, 1918 – January 29, 1999), was a prominent American burlesque stripteaser.* Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy : Jun 21 2018, 22:21:48 UTC Burlesque Dancer. Born Marie Van ...

11/30/2014

Dita Von Teese (born Heather Renée Sweet) is an American burlesque dancer, model, costume designer, entrepreneur and occasional actress. She is thought to have helped re-popularize burlesque performanc...

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5/18/2014
5/24/2014
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5/18/2014

Dita Von Teese (born Heather Renée Sweet) is an American burlesque dancer, model, costume designer, entrepreneur and occasional actress. She is thought to have helped re-popularize burlesque performanc...

5/24/2014

Amalia Isabel Aguilar MP

"Amelia Aguilar", "Amelia Aguilara", "The Atomic Bomb"

Aguilar (born July 3, 1924) is a Cuban and Mexican film actress and dancer of the Golden age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. She was considered one of the icons of the Rumberas film.She was b...

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10/17/2011
10/17/2011
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10/17/2011

Amalia Isabel Aguilar MP

"Amelia Aguilar", "Amelia Aguilara", "The Atomic Bomb"

Aguilar (born July 3, 1924) is a Cuban and Mexican film actress and dancer of the Golden age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. She was considered one of the icons of the Rumberas film.She was b...

10/17/2011

Josephine Baker MP (1906 - 1975)

"Black Venus", "Tumpie (family nickname)", "Black Pearl", "Creole Goddess"

Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) was an American-born dancer, singer, and actress. Nicknamed the "Bronze Venus", the "Black Pearl", and even the "Créole Goddess" in anglophone nations, i...

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1/6/2011
10/4/2011
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1/6/2011

Josephine Baker MP (1906 - 1975)

"Black Venus", "Tumpie (family nickname)", "Black Pearl", "Creole Goddess"

Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) was an American-born dancer, singer, and actress. Nicknamed the "Bronze Venus", the "Black Pearl", and even the "Créole Goddess" in anglophone nations, i...

10/4/2011

Anna Johnson (1905 - 1990)

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3/20/2008
1/3/2011
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3/20/2008
1/3/2011