Thursday, April 03, 2014

¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Sally Rand!


AKA Hattie Helen Gould Beck.

Born April 3, 1904. Died August 31, 1979.

She was a legendary burlesque dancer turned actress who was best known in the 1930s for her bubble dance...


and her fan dance.


Not to mention her occasional appearance in a Tex Avery cartoon.


She also got interviewed for author Studs Terkel's book Hard Times, a collection of interviews with people who had lived through the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Nowadays she is best known for being the inspiration of contemporary burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese.

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1 Comments:

Blogger B.G. said...

Great post! Thanks for sharing. Would you happen to have a larger size image file of that fist photo of Sally Rand reclining on the floor that you would be willing to share? I have been looking for a higher-quality version of that image for a long time. If you do, I would be grateful if you could please email it to sallymander875@gmail.com. Thank you!

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