We are saddened to report the passing yesterday of burlesque legend Tempest Storm Annie Banks, b. We last shared our post on her back in β she was a leap year baby. And when I say baby, I mean baby!! Originally from rural Georgia, already a twice divorced child-bride at 20, Banks decided to put her 44DD measurements and fiery red hair to good use by becoming a burlesque performer. She debuted as Tempest Storm at the El Rey Club in Oakland, California around and went on to become one of the most famous of all burlesque dancers, through her nightclub appearances, pin-ups, movies, celebrity hook-ups she was married to singer Herb Jeffries and had affairs with Elvis and JFK , and national press in places like Life Magazine.
She danced professionally until she was 67 years old, and still came out to perform on occasion until quite recently. She was one the last of the true burlesque legends. Delighted the lady is still with us. Saw her in the late s at the Lyric Theater in Allentown, Pennsylvania, one of the stops on the last surviving burlesque circuit in the United States.
Fantastic entertainment. You had to be there. Like Liked by 1 person. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. You must be logged in to post a comment. April 21, February 5, travsd. This is the tamest picture of her I could find. Believe me β I looked and looked and looked.
Oh, how I looked! Like Loading One comment Delighted the lady is still with us. Leave a comment Cancel reply. Comment Reblog Subscribe Subscribed. Sign me up. Already have a WordPress. Log in now. Loading Comments
