American Performer
1. Gus Edwards (1879)
American Performer
Known for compositions such as Meet Me Under the Wisteria and In My Merry Oldsmobile. He was also a music publisher and vaudevillian.
2. Benny Davis (1895)
American Performer
American vaudeville performer and composer who wrote the 1926 song "Baby Face" with Harry Akst.
3. Tempest Storm (1928)
American Performer
Burlesque star and stripper who said, "They don't make 'em too big for this business." Her career lasted six decades.
4. Amanda Palmer (1976)
American Performer
Singer-songwriter and pianist best known as the lead singer of the Dresden Dolls. She is also recognized for Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra, which formed later in her...
5. Virginia Biddle (1910)
American Performer
Virginia Biddle was an American revue performer and showgirl. Biddle was a regular performer in Ziegfeld's shows until 1931. After her injury in the explosion of Harry Richman’s yacht Chevalier...
6. Selene Luna (1971)
American Performer
Selene Luna is an actress comedian burlesque performer and model known for her roles on comedian Margaret Cho's reality TV series The Cho Show and in such films as My...
7. Jonny Porkpie (1974)
American Performer
Jonny Porkpie is a New York City-based writer director and performer in neo-burlesque. So called for his pork pie hat Jonny Porkpie creates and hosts scripted theme-based burlesque shows as...