Striptease Artists of the 1950s

by Bunny Yeager

Overview

Here are the ladies who pioneered and perfected the art of titillating performance in the 1950s, as captured by famous female photographer and pin-up girl Bunny Yeager. Celebrities shown include Dixie Evans, Blaze Starr, Bonnie Bell, Michelle "Toots" L'Amour, and Kitten DeVille, and Lana Loy. These women practiced the art of teasing with varying and increasing degrees of nudity, and were billed under many monikers, including stripper, exotic or erotic dancer, burlesque queen, and stripteuse. Though most strip clubs have abandoned the delayed gratification of "teasing" in recent decades, the art of striptease is undergoing revival. Yeager's images embody the mix of sultry and playful that characterized the art during the 1950s. Here famous subjects pose in the spotlight amidst smoky nightclubs, as well as at home or relaxing on the beach. If you love women, you'll love this journey back into the era of the 1950s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764328008
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	12/31/2007
Series:	Schiffer Books
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Bunny Yeager attained fame in the 1950s as a model and photographer for mens magazines. She has authored many books on pin-up girls.

Table of Contents

About the Author 7

Introduction 8

Who was the best striptease dancer of all? 10

Why do men like to watch striptease dancers 11

Why do women go to striptease shows? 12

Jeanie Delta 12

Burlesque 18

Vaudeville 18

Carnivals 20

Strippers 20

Striptease Costumes 22

Lana Loy 25

History of Stripping 26

The Exotic World Burlesque Museum 29

Jennie Lee 32

Dixie Evans 40

Blaze Starr 56

Lilly Christine 60

San San 70

Bonnie Bell 78

Yvonne Menard 90

Cookie Cooper 104

Devilon 110

Unknown Stripper 118

Tee Tee Red 122

Sharon Knight 132

Evelyn West 142

The New Burlesque 154

Michelle "Toots" L'Amour 155

Kitten DeVille 158

List of Striptease Dancers of the Past 160