Blaze Starr: The Hottest Blaze in Burlesque
Today is the birthday of legendary burlesque performer Blaze Starr (Fannie Belle Fleming, b. 1932). The striking West Virginia native was discovered working in a Washington DC donut shop by a “handler” named Red Snyder and drafted into the business. She began performing in Baltimore’s Two O’Clock Nightclub in 1950 and rapidly became one of the top [...]