- From my archives.
She was originally child star Shirley Jean Rickert (now Shirley Jean Measures), and is best known for her role in The Little Rascals series.
Born in 1926, according to the wikipedia page on Gilda.
- From my archives, with newspaper ad.
- Gilda has her own website, "Gilda and her Crowning Glory", where she writes:
"After my stint on the Little Rascals, I became "Gilda and her Crowning Glory" in the heyday of burlesque. I performed all over the United States and Canada and was a regular at Minsky's. "
- You can even buy autographed pix from her.
- From my archives.
- Checkout Streetswing's bio & filmography page on Gilda. She was in several films, including one with John Wayne.
A little bio/history:
Shirley Jean Rickert was a child actress with "Our Gang". She later appeared in "Neath Arizona Skies" with John Wayne and "Singing in the Rain" with Gene Kelly . When the Hollywood studios stopped making musicals Shirley went to "The Follies" burlesque theatre to dance in the chorus. She then became "Gilda, and her Crowning Glory" where she spent quite a few years traveling the burlesque theatre and night club circuit all over the states and Canada.
- Here's a couple shots of her advertising promo poster (from my archives):
- She's on the Burlesque Wall of Fame site, as a Living legend.
- From my archives.
Currently there is an art gallery show at Parkdale Gallery, titled BURLESQUE, featuring artwork of Gilda, by artist Dennis Cardiff.
See more of my great prints today in my online shop-- BURLESQUE BABES, with 100's of Sexy Burlesque Stripper photos printed from my huge vintage photograph collection.
