Sally Rand
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Sally Rand was an American burlesque dancer, stripper, vedette, and actress, famous for her ostrich-feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck.
Rand in 1937
Featured in Cinelandia (March 1927)
Gayway at night, Golden Gate International Exposition; neon sign advertising Sally Rand's Nude Ranch lit, on left
The Right Stuff (film)
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The Right Stuff is a 1983 American epic historical drama film written and directed by Philip Kaufman and based on the 1979 book of the same name by Tom Wolfe. The film follows the Navy, Marine, and Ai
Sally Rand
…Houston celebrating the space center, and referred to the astronauts' observing this sixtyish woman's "ancient haunches". In the 1983 film version of The Right Stuff, Rand was portrayed by actress Peggy Davis. A fictionalized version of Rand appeared in Toni Dove's interactive cinema project Spectropia, played by…
Theatrical release poster
A replica of the Glamorous Glennis which was used in filming The Right Stuff. Now on display at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas. The same museum has the flown Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft on display.