Georgia Sothern

Georgia Sothern (1913–1981), born Hazel Anderson, was a burlesque dancer and vaudeville performer. She was known for her striptease performances.[1] She gave an interview to The Harvard Crimson during a trip to the Old Howard Athenaeum in Boston during 1939. She toured New York Philadelphia, Boston, Buffalo, and Miami. She was a red-head.[2] One of her performances was captured in a Film Theatarettes short film.[3] She wrote her memoir titled Georgia: A Life in Burlesque. She had a series of marriages.

She was born in Georgia and began performing at 13. Advertising posters brought large crowds to her shows around the U.S.[4] One of the songs she performed to was the up tempo "Hold that Tiger" performed by an orchestra accompanying the show.[5] She was friends with fellow performer Gypsy Rose Lee.[6] Sothern's performances were frenzies of fast-paced gyrating and disrobing.[7] She considered Rags Ragland a close friend.

  1. ^ "Georgia Sothern, 1940's Stripteaser and Cabaret Star". The New York Times. 1981-10-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  2. ^ "Real Art Required to Be Burlesque Stripper, Georgia Sothern Explains | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  3. ^ Minx, Victor. "TRUE BURLESQUE: The World's Fastest Stripper (!) True Burlesque of Georgia Sothern Ecydysiast and Suspected Falsie Wearer?". TRUE BURLESQUE. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  4. ^ Stencell, A. W. (1999). Girl Show: Into the Canvas World of Bump and Grind. ECW Press. ISBN 9781550223712.
  5. ^ Kruh, David (1999). Always Something Doing: Boston's Infamous Scollay Square. UPNE. ISBN 9781555534103.
  6. ^ Frankel, Noralee (May 8, 2009). Stripping Gypsy: The Life of Gypsy Rose Lee. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-983101-2 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Cary, David (March 20, 1997). A Bit of Burlesque: A Brief History of Its Times & Stars. Tecolote Publications. ISBN 9780938711476 – via Google Books.