Ricci Cortez: The Sleepytime Gal
Born on November 3: burlesque legend Ricci Cortez (Ethel Bronson, 1924-2008.) Originally from New York City, she changed her name for professional reasons after she started dancing circa 1947 — show business is perhaps the only field where performers change their name to something more ethnic, and then only occasionally ( I think of magicians and burlesque […]
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