Tempest Storm
Tempest Storm | |
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Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S. | |
Other names | Queen of Exotic Dancers |
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Years active | 1951–2012 |
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Children | 1 |
Tempest Storm (born Annie Blanche Banks;, she was one of the best-known burlesque performers of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Her career as an exotic dancer spanned more than 60 years, and she was still performing in the early 21st century.
Early life
Tempest Storm was born Annie Blanche Banks on February 29, 1928, in
Burlesque career
In
I asked her if she had any suggestions. She said, what about Tempest Storm? I asked her if she had any other suggestions. Well, she said, what about Sunny Day? Well, I said, I guess it might as well be Tempest Storm.[6]
Annie Blanche Banks legally changed her name to Tempest Storm in 1957, one of the few strippers to have done so.[2]
Storm was a regular performer for many years at El Rey, a
In 1953, she moved to Portland, Oregon, and worked at the Star Theater. A few months later she moved to the Capital Theater down the street after her then-husband, John Becker, bought it. The owner of the Star then brought Becker's ex-wife, and rival burlesque star, Arabelle Andre to the Star to perform as "John's Other Wife". This sparked a "burlesque war" that made it into the pages of Life magazine on November 30, 1953.[8]
In 1954, Storm was restrained from billing herself as the "$50,000 Hollywood Treasure Chest" following a successful suit brought by the "Treasure Chest Girl" Evelyn West.[9]
Retirement
Storm told her life story to writer Bill Boyd, whose transcriptions of her dictations formed the 1987 book Tempest Storm: The Lady Is a Vamp.[10] She was inducted into the Burlesque Hall of Fame, where one of her G-strings is part of the museum's display.[citation needed]
Storm officially retired from regular performance in 1995 at the age of 67, but continued making occasional stage performances. In 1999, she stripped in San Francisco's
She appears in the 2016 Nimisha Mukerji's documentary film Tempest Storm.
Personal life
Storm was married four times. Her first two marriages were short-lived and took place when she was in her early to mid-teens. The first of these marriages was annulled after one day.
She resided in Las Vegas, Nevada,[12] where she died on April 20, 2021, aged 93, following a short illness.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Tempest Storm". Burlesque Hall of Fame. September 26, 2013. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ ISBN 978-1620876916.
- ^ "Burlesque legend 'Tempest Storm' dies in Las Vegas home". Ktnv.com. April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ a b Winn, Steven (July 15, 1999). "Storm Still Packs a Wallop 1950s burlesque icon takes it off again for O'Farrell Theatre anniversary". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017.
- ^ Braun, Liz (June 17, 2016). "Legendary stripper Tempest Storm bares all". Toronto Sun. Canada. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Ebert, Roger (March 24, 1968). "Tempest Storm: 'The Tempest in a D-cup'". Chicago Sun-Times via RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "Inflation Calculator | Find US Dollar's Value from 1913-2021". Usinflationcalculator.com. April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ISSN 0024-3019.
- ^ "What a Bust This Case Is!". Variety. March 10, 1954. p. 2.
- ISBN 978-0934601252.
- ^ a b c Fox, Margalit (April 21, 2021). "Tempest Storm, Who Disrobed to Enduring Acclaim, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- Today. Associated Press. Archivedfrom the original on February 16, 2017.
External links
- Tempest Storm at IMDb
- Tempest Storm at Find A Grave
- Tempest Storm discography at Discogs