Happy Halloween

Love this vintage pin up girl Halloween Witch -- almost as much as this odd Victorian Bat Lady with her Hourglass Figure -- either way, Happy Halloween!


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Angelique Pettyjohn - now with video clips

Be sure to check out the recently updated post about ANGELIQUE PETTYJOHN.

I added some video clips of her on Get Smart, and as the green-haired warrior on Star Trek.

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Zorita - Snake Dance Video Clip

Be sure to look at the recently updated post on ZORITA -- I added a video clip from her movie I MARRIED A SAVAGE -- shows her dancing with her infamous SNAKE! Wild stuff!!!

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It's BurlyCon Time!

Last 2 days of the big BurlyCon weekend!

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Angelique Pettyjohn - Shahna in Star Trek & Charlie in Get Smart

Vintage Burlesque Dancer Stripper Photos

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Today Burlesque Babes presents the lovely Angelique Pettyjohn.

According to wikipedia:
"Angelique Pettyjohn (March 11, 1943- February 14, 1992) was an American actress and burlesque queen..."

She was in several movies and TV shows -- for example:

• 1965: role as Agent Charlie Watkins (supposedly a man undercover as a woman) in several ‘Get Smart’ episodes.
  
  See a video clip here of Angelique's performance on Get Smart.

• 1966: role as Shahna in ‘Star Trek’ episode ‘The Gamesters of Triskelion’. Kirk is captured on a planet, Angelique as Shahna, a green-haired female warrior, falls in love with him.

Here is a You Tube video clip of her "fighting" with captain Kirk, followed by a Fan-created comic video clip that is funny, and shows more of her Star Trek scenes.




Here's a Fan Tribute clip:

• You can see lots of Angelique Pettyjohn pix on google images, and read lots more about her on many websites. Here are but a few:

• The Angelique Pettyjohn page at Celluloid Casket

• She was in CLAMBAKE with Elvis Presley. See the Angelique Pettyjohn page at mypresleygallery -- with many photos of Angelique from Clambake.

• She has a chapter in this book: Drive-In Dream Girls By Tom Lisanti:
• He writes: "During the remainder of the '70s, Pettyjohn concentrated on her burlesque act, which she performed in Los Angeles and Las Vegas..."
  

• From my archives, with newspaper ad.

• From my archives.
  
  

• Angelique #1 -- big 11x17 glossy photo print for sale in my Burlesque Babes Shop.

• Angelique #2 -- big 11x17 glossy photo print for sale in my Burlesque Babes Shop.

• Angelique #3 -- big 11x17 glossy photo print for sale in my Burlesque Babes Shop.

• ANGELIQUE PETTYJOHN Coffee Mug for sale in my Burlesque Babes Shop.

• ANGELIQUE ~ BIG COLOR 11x17 Photo Print for sale in my Burlesque Babes Shop.

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.

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Lady Zorro - Victor Mature - John Waters - Crackpot - What a Mix!

A reader recently posted a comment to my Lady Zorro - The Masked Marvel post.

On October 11, 2009, Alex wrote:

"... John Waters mentions a dancer named Zorro on page 75 of his book, Crackpot. He writes,"She'd stomp around the stage naked after removing her cape and mast, sneer at the audience with pure contempt, and snarl, 'What are you lookin' at?'
Could it be the same lady? ..."

John Waters goes on to compare Lady Zorro's looks to ruggedly-handsome actor Victor Mature. After seeing their photos side-by-side, I'd have to say he's right -- and that there must have been only one Lady Zorro!

Here are some quotes from John Water's book, CRACKPOT, which was reissued in 2003 with updates from the author. Sadly, he informs us that Lady Zorro is no longer with us. I hope her daughter does write the book that John encouraged her to write.

You can read some pages of CRACKPOT on google-books here.







See lots more pix of lovely Lady Zorro in my post, Lady Zorro - The Masked Marvel.



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Zorita - Wedding of the Snake Dance

Vintage Burlesque Dancer Stripper Photos

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Today Burlesque Babes presents the lovely ZORITA.

Click the pic to see Zorita's big promo poster.

• Her real name was Kathryn Boyd (1915-2001), according to Streetswing's 'Burlesque History' page on Zorita. More from their entry:

• "Her routines would contain the use of snakes (Pythons & Boa Constrictors) as a gimmick with her most remembered routine being called "the consummation of the wedding of the snake". "

• The Burlesque Factory's pretty Burlesque history page has a pic and note crediting Zorita's influence on modern Burlesque routines.

• And Liz Goldwyn has a great interview with Zorita on the Velvet Hammer site.
  

• Zorita was in 1949's I MARRIED A SAVAGE -- here's an excerpt from the film synopsis on the Turner Classic Movie site Alas, no copy for sale, but see the You tube video below -- weird wild stuff!!!

  
  

  "... Zorita is trying to avoid marriage to a tribal chief, but after she performs a sacred marriage dance with a python, she and Morgan realize that they love each other and escape from the village. On a beach, they build a fire, which is seen by a passing freighter. After the freighter picks them up, they are married by the ship's captain. However, Zorita has insisted on bringing her sacred snake along and, as the captain will not permit it in the cabin, she spends most of her honeymoon keeping the snake company in the ship's hold. When they arrive in New York, Morgan has trouble finding a place to stay because of the python and starts drinking. Eventually, an ex-circus performer, who does not mind snakes, lets them stay in his rooming house. Zorita warns Morgan, who has a deep-rooted fear of snakes, that if any harm should befall the sacred snake, they will suffer a horrible fate. Morgan visits a theatrical agent who is unable to find work for him, but offers to book Zorita and her snake dance at fifteen hundred dollars per week. Morgan gets drunk and returns to Zorita with the news, but she refuses to perform their sacred, ritual love dance for other people, saying that it is like asking her to go with other men. Zorita then runs away and Morgan searches for her. Later in the apartment, Morgan finds Zorita dead, her body ravaged by knife wounds. Back in the prison, Morgan tells the reporter that he vaguely remembers a policeman yanking a knife out of his hand but states that he is puzzled by what had transpired. He swears that he thought he was killing the snake as it was destroying his marriage, but when the room was searched there was no sign of it. ..."

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

ZORITA Card~ 5x7 Glossy Photo w/Bonus Pic Inside

• ZORITA ~ Framed Panel Print

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WHITE FURY & HER TWIN 44s

Vintage Burlesque Dancer Stripper Photos

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The Burlesque Babes Blog presents the lovely Miss White Fury ~ tassel twirling was her specialty!

• From my archives, with newspaper ad.
• Says she was THE CYCLONE OF MOTION.

• From my archives
• This one says WHITE FURY AND HER TWIN 44s!

• More pix from my archives.

• According to BURLESQUEHISTORY.COM:
• "Miss White Fury— aka Patti Kelly, but she was usually billed as “Miss White Fury and her Twin 44’s.” Her parents, Rusty and Dusty Farnham worked in Vaudeville and early radio. “Miss White Fury” performed all over the country in theaters and clubs from 1953 to 1983. Coralie Jr. was her agent, and tassel twirling was her specialty."

I could not find any bio/history or other online references to any vintage Burlesque stripper named Miss White Fury, so if you have any info, memories, or stories to share, please email me. Thanks!

• White Fury 13x16 Framed Photo Print for sale in my Burlesque Babes Shop.
  
  

• White Fury BIG 18x18 Throw Pillow for sale in my Burlesque Babes Shop.

• White Fury Postcards (Package of 8) for sale in my Burlesque Babes Shop.

• White Fury BIG 11x17 Photo Print for sale in my Burlesque Babes Shop.

• White Fury Card 5x7 Glossy Photo+Bonus pic inside for sale in my Burlesque Babes Shop.

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VENUS LOVE - Statuesque Body Beautiful

Vintage Burlesque Dancer Stripper Photos

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The Burlesque Babes Blog presents the lovely VENUS LOVE.

• From my archives, with newspaper ad.

• Her ads called her:
• The Gorgeous Goddess VENUS LOVE
• and
• The Statuesque Body Beautiful!

• I could not find any bio/history or other online references to any vintage Burlesque stripper named Venus Love, so if you have any info, memories, or stories to share, please email me. Thanks!

• Venus Love Burlesque Stripper Photo ~ 18x18 Pillow for sale in my Burlesque Babes Shop.

• Venus Love Photo Framed Ceramic Art Tile for sale in my Burlesque Babes Shop.

• Venus Love Classic Thong Pantie for sale in my Burlesque Babes Shop.

• Venus Love Card 5x7 Glossy Photo+Bonus pic inside for sale in my Burlesque Babes Shop.

• Venus Love Double 8x10s ~ Trim 2 Frame for sale in my Burlesque Babes Shop.

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