Burlesque icon Dixie Evans dies at age 86
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
Dixie Evans, the “Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque” whose performances lured greats such as Frank Sinatra and Joe DiMaggio, has died at a Las Vegas assisted-care facility following a stroke earlier in the year. She was 86.
Dustin Wax, director of the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas that she founded, confirmed the news late Saturday night, saying Evans’ dedication to burlesque helped revive the art form in the 1990s — not unlike rockabilly, swing dance and even roller derby.
“She was a mentor to an entire generation and because of that she became the Godmother of neo-burlesque,” Wax said. “She helped to inspire a new and younger generation of women to become interested in it.”
But her claim to fame is her uncanny resemblance to Marilyn Monroe, and she seized on it, Wax said. It became a very popular show, he said.
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