Burlesque: Exotic Dancers of the 50s and 60s

Presented here are 125 burlesque queens and belly dancing stars from the 1950s and 1960s portrayed in 8”x10” glossy “booking photos”. These attention-grabbing and sometimes startling photos are the publicity shots that dancers handed out to booking agents, managers, theatres, press, and fans. The stars include Crystal Blue, Toni Rose “The Glow Girl”, Bella Dona, Marlo Brando, Sunny Day “The Butterfly Goddess”, Dixie Evans, “The Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque”, Lala Jazir, and Dusty Summers “Las Vegas Only Nude Magician”. Learn a brief history of Burlesque and its performers in the transition from the 1950s burlesque with live band, comic, and stripper scene to the 1960s go-go night clubs with scantily dressed dancers on pedestals and in cages.

AUTHOR:
Judson Rosebush is a director and producer of multimedia & computer animation projects in New York City. His interest in Burlesque dates to the 1960s.

SELLING POINTS:
-125 burlesque and belly dancing stars
-Evolution of costumes & forms from the 1950s to the 1960s
-Portrays the end of the burlesque and the rise of the new performances

ILLUSTRATIONS
14 colour & 196 b/w photographs

ISBN: 9780764336676
Author: ROSEBUSH, JUDSON
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 20/03/2011
RRP: $54.99
Pages: 160
Dimension: 279mm X 216mm
Imprint: Schiffer Publishing