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Sally Rand (born Helen Gould Beck; April 3, 1904 – August 31, 1979) was an American burlesque dancer, vedette, and actress, famous for her ostrich-feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck .
Sally Rand. Actress: Sunset Murder Case. She's considered an American icon in the world of entertainment although most contemporaries have no idea who she is until her legendary risqué "fan dance" is brought up.
Sally Rand (born Jan. 2, 1904, Elkton, Mo., U.S.—died Aug. 31, 1979, Glendora, Calif.) was an American actress and dancer who achieved fame as a fan dancer and bubble dancer. Helen Beck entered show business at an early age.
Sally Rand. Actress: Sunset Murder Case. She's considered an American icon in the world of entertainment although most contemporaries have no idea who she is until her legendary risqué "fan dance" is brought up.
Sally Rand performs her famous fan dance in this 1942 soundie. ...more.
Sep 1, 1979 · Sally Rand, whose fan dance to the strains of Debussy's “Clair de Lune” and Chopin's “Waltz in C Sharp Minor,” created a sensation at the 1933 Chicago...
Nov 11, 2020 · Sally Rand brought her fans to court in August 1933 after being arrested four times for performing the controversial dance at a theater in the Loop. During the World’s Fair, she was...
Sep 30, 2021 · Sally Rand died of congestive heart failure at the Foothill Presbyterian Hospital in Glendora, on Aug. 31, 1979. But her legendary routines live on in burlesque today, with high profile dancers like Dita Von Teese still paying tribute to her.
Sally Rand was an American burlesque dancer, vedette, and actress, famous for her ostrich-feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck. Rand got her start as a chorus girl before working as an acrobat and traveling theater performer.
Jun 27, 2004 · Sally Rand (Helen Gould Beck), whose nude performances at 1933 Chicago World's Fair made fan dancing almost wholesome, is subject of Town Hall tribute on 100th anniversary of her birth; photo (M)
