She's considered an American icon in the world of entertainment although most contemporaries have no idea who she is until her legendary risqué "fan dance" is brought up. Then they put two and two together. Burlesque star Sally Rand was born in the Ozark region (Missouri) in 1904, her father a corporal in the Spanish-American War and her mother a ...
I haven't been out of work since the day I took my pants off.
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I have been successful, and I am grateful for my success. I have had some experiences that I wish I never had had, but that would be true in any business. I cannot say sincerely that I would have chosen just this road to fortune. Perhaps I might have wished for another way. But I took the opportunity that came to me. Certainly I am an opportunist. I admit it.
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I'm not the type to sit on a porch and watch life go by.
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The dictionary defines "exotic" as that which is strange and foreign. I am not strange; I like boys. I am not foreign; I was born and raised in Hickory County, Missouri.
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Upon her death, her remains were interred at Oakdale Memorial Park in Glendora, Los Angeles, California. Her location Plot is Elm Lawn, Lot 34, Grave 10.
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As a little girl, she met then-President Theodore Roosevelt, and fell asleep in his lap.
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Most people think she was the original female ecdysiast. Actually, Susie Johnson displayed her charms - and more - in 1895, securing a place in history as the central figure in the infamous "Pie Girl Dinner".
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