Category Archives: 1950s

Burlesque-Era “Miami Club” Menu from Baltimore’s “Block” (1950s)

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Scott Huffines
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The Suicide That Shook Baltimore

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Tom Warner

“A fellow can keep a lot of things in his safe that haven’t got anything to do with naval intelligence…I know a fellow who keeps a bank vault just to keep 16 photos of Brigitte Bardot locked up.” Continue reading →

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Blaze Starr’s Wild Animal Acts

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Tom Warner

I’ve been reading Behind the Burly Q: The Story of Burlesque in America by Leslie Zemeckis, who also directed the hit documentary film of the same title. It’s an oral history of American Burlesque “as told by the performers who … Continue reading →

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