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Behind the Burly Q: The Story of Burlesque in America
Author(s): Leslie Zemeckis (Author), Blaze Starr (Foreword)
- Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
- Publication Date: 1 Jun. 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 352 pages
- ISBN-10: 1620876914
- ISBN-13: 9781620876916
Book Description
Burlesque was one of America’s most popular forms of live entertainment in the first half of the 20th century. Gaudy, bawdy, and spectacular, the shows entertained thousands of paying customers every night of the week. And yet the legacy of burlesque
Editorial Reviews
Review
Charming, entertaining . . . a delight! (Manohla Dargis The New York Times)
A privileged front-row seat to the history of burlesque! Their longago stripteases still pack a sensual, sassy, what-the-hell punch, while juicy anecdotes run from raunchy to touching to funny to flat-outincredible. –(Ronnie Scheib
Variety)About the Author
Leslie Zemeckis is an author, actress, and award-winning documentarian. Zemeckis wrote, directed, and produced the award-winning Bound by Flesh about Siamese twins Daisy and Violet Hilton as well as the critically acclaimed Behind the Burly Q, a definitive history of burlesque.
