Blaze Starr |
Blaze Starr (born Fannie Belle Fleming; April 10, 1932 – June 15, 2015) was an American stripper and burlesque star. Her vivacious presence and inventive use of stage props earned her the nickname "The Hottest Blaze in Burlesque". She was also known for her affair with Louisiana Governor Earl Kemp Long. Based on her memoir Blaze Starr! My Life as Told to Huey Perry (published in 1974), the 1989 film Blaze told the story of latter affair starring Paul Newman as Long and Lolita Davidovich as Starr, with Starr herself acting in a cameo role and as a consultant.[1][2] Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Relationship with Louisiana Governor Earl Long 4 Media appearances 5 Retirement and personal life 6 Death 7 References 8 External links Early life Starr was born on April 10, 1932[3] in rural Wayne County, West Virginia, along Twelvepole Creek,[4][5] (also spelled Twelve Pole Creek)[6] the second eldest of 11 siblings[7] born to Lora (née Evans) and Goodlow Fleming).[6] Reared in the Newground Hollow[7] (also spelled New Ground Hollow)[6] area of Wilsondale, West Virginia,[8] she left home at either age 14[7] or 15[5] and first moved to Logan, West Virginia, working as a carhop, and then from there to Washington D.C., where, according to her autobiography, she was discovered by a promoter while she was employed in a doughnut shop.[9][10] She recalled: I was 15 and working as a waitress at the Mayflower Donut Shop in Washington, D.C., when a man named Red Snyder told me I was pretty and ought to be in show business. I said I had been raised to believe it was sinful to dance, but I could play the guitar. "Good," he said. "I'm going to make you a star." Red said he wanted me to dress up as a cowgirl, play the guitar a little and then strip. I had never heard of striptease before. But Red sweet-talked me and said the girls who did all had to be really beautiful. When you have never even shown your belly button, the thought of stripping is scary. So when I went onstage for the first time in my red-and-white cowgirl outfit, I used my hat to cover myself. After the show I threw up. It wasn't that I thought there was anything wrong with stripping. I was just overwhelmed by the emotion of getting into show business.[7]
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