Legends of Burlesque
Honoring the legends of burlesque allows them to teach us how to pave the way for the next generation. At Red Hots Burlesque we highlight one of our favorite performers from the golden age of showgirls every single week. Please enjoy these biographies written by Kitty Von Quim.
Legend: Holiday O’Hara
One of our favorite San Francisco legends, this lady celebrates her birthday this week, and we celebrate her! Can’t wait to see her performing at Burlesque Hall of Fame! HOLIDAY O’HARA b. May 21, 1949 It was evident that Holiday O’Hara, “The Lady Who Loved to Love You,” was going to be a burlesque dancer […]
read moreLegend: Kitten Natividad
Our countdown to Burlesque Hall of Fame gets more and more exciting to know that we have a very special hug from this legend waiting for us. Red Hots Burlesque presents… KITTEN NATIVIDAD “If you feel alive and wonderful, burlesque is for you,” living burlesque legend and adult film star Kitten Natividad tells Red Hots […]
read moreLegend: Ellion Ness
We are so enamored with one of Red Hots Burlesque’s favorite legends! We can’t wait for our journey to BHOF this year to see her heat up the stage once more! ELLION NESS b. May 10 “In my mind I wasn’t behaving badly,” says Ellion Ness, known as The Untouchable. Ellion Ness became known as […]
read moreLegend: Madame E
We’re so honored at Red Hots Burlesque that living legend Madame E took the time to chat with us! She’s such an eloquent beauty, and we want to wish her a happy birthday. MADAME E b. May 1 Performing under the name Pearl Divine in the early 1970s, local Bay Area burlesque legend Madame E […]
read moreLegend: Judith Stein
We are so inspired by this beaming legend of burlesque! Rubenesque Burlesque met her at the Toronto Burlesque Festival last year, where she squeezed us all tight after seeing us perform! Red Hots Burlesque presents this week’s legend: JUDITH STEIN This week we honor one of our legends from the Great White North, The Lady Divine: […]
read moreLegend: Jayne Mansfield
We love the legends who brought burlesque and sex appeal to the big screen, and this week Red Hots celebrates JAYNE MANSFIELD b. April 19, 1933 The woman that Fox called “Marilyn Monroe king-sized,” Jayne Mansfield was a successful movie star, burlesque performer and tabloid personality. Known for her tremendously lush figure and outrageous personality, […]
read moreLegend: Bettie Page
Welcome to Monday, friends! Red Hots is celebrating one of our favorite gorgeous legends. BETTIE PAGE b. April 22, 1923 This month we celebrate her 90th birthday, so let’s give a wink and wiggle to one of burlesque’s and pin up’s most iconic ladies Bettie Page! Instantly recognizable with her jet black hair and trademarked […]
read moreLegend: Sally Rand
It may be gloomy here in the Bay Area, but Red Hots Burlesque knows how to brighten up your Mondays. It’s the legend of the week! SALLY RAND b. April 3, 1904 Sally Rand sure stirred up a lot of trouble with her signature ostrich feather fans. Sally started her career as a chorus girl […]
read moreLegend: Bambi Jones
Posting all of these beautiful legends all year has really got us here at Red Hots Burlesque excited for Burlesque Hall of Fame! Meeting this broad made our weekend in 2012! BAMBI JONES A dame with many names, Bambi Jones has been bumped and grinded under monikers like Joi Naymith, the Mona Lisa Girl and […]
read moreLegend: Jennie Lee
This week’s legend has a special place in our hearts at Red Hots Burlesque! JENNIE LEE d. March 24, 1990 Jennie Lee was even more than a legendary burlesque figure known as the uncontested “Bazoom Girl”: this twinkling lady was the brains and bosom behind the Burlesque Hall of Fame. During Lee’s first performance as […]
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