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Sally Rand
Dancer + Actress
Female
Born
Apr 3, 1904
Died
Aug 31, 1979
Sally Rand was a burlesque dancer and actress, most noted for her ostrich feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck.
Romance
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Fred LallaMarried 1954
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Thurkel GreenoughMarried 1941
News + Updates
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Aug. 31, 1979: Fan Dancer Sally Rand Dies Patch.ComGoogle News - Aug 31, 2011
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The Martini Lounge Makes A Welcome Return To Liverpool Southport VisiterGoogle News - Aug 30, 2011
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Brew Fest Would Never Happen In Electric Park Patch.ComGoogle News - Aug 26, 2011
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1904
Birth
Born on April 3, 1904.
TWENTIES
1933
29 Years Old
Her most famous appearance was at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair entitled Century of Progress.
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THIRTIES
1934
30 Years Old
She performed the fan dance on film in Bolero, released in 1934.
1936
32 Years Old
In 1936, she purchased The Music Box burlesque hall in San Francisco, which would later become the Great American Music Hall.
1939
35 Years Old
She starred in "Sally Rand's Nude Ranch" at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco in 1939 and 1940.
FORTIES
1946
42 Years Old
She was arrested twice in San Francisco in 1946; while performing at Club Savoy, she was arrested by six police officers in the audience as she danced, seemingly nude, in silhouette behind a large white fan; while on trial, the judge granted her immunity should she be arrested for the same offense while on trial; however she was arrested during a night of the trial while performing her act, despite her immunity and the fact that she was wearing long underwear and a note that read "CENSORED.
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FIFTIES
1957
53 Years Old
She appeared on television in 1957, on an episode of To Tell the Truth with host Bud Collyer and panelists Polly Bergen, Ralph Bellamy, Kitty Carlisle, and Carl Reiner.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1979
75 Years Old
She died in 1979 in Glendora, California, aged 75, from undisclosed causes.
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