Download or read book A Las Vegas Showgirl Stories and Photos Black and White written by Patricia Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young girl from Buffalo takes a vacation to Las Vegas and her trip turns into a dream career on the Vegas stage. The author, a former showgirl/entertainer, has written a collection of vignettes of her life in the 1950s and early 60s when Las Vegas first became such a magical place, when legendary entertainers filled the lounge and showroom stages, notorious mobsters still roamed the Strip, and the Las Vegas showgirls reigned supreme. But this is not another research book on old Las Vegas. It is a collection of the author's memoirs describing what her life was like as a premier dancer and showgirl in some of the top hotel/casinos of that time. To add to the reader's nostalgic visit to the golden age of the Vegas Strip, she has included a mélange of personal photos and memorabilia. Enjoy the trip!

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Download or read book The Showgirl Costume written by Jane Merrill and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-11-30 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fashion is synonymous with change yet the iconic showgirl costume--feathers, sparkle and revealing clothes--has remained largely unchanged since the early 20th century. Beginning in the 1800s, a couture of the risque evolved from Paris nightclubs to Las Vegas casinos. The concept of glamour itself was based on what Parisian courtesans and burlesque performers wore. A tall pretty girl with headdress, nude core with spangles, high heels and dramatic makeup became a Gallic symbol and later the trademark of Hollywood musicals. France exported costumes and millinery--as well as whole productions from the Moulin Rouge, the Lido and Folies Bergere --to the U.S. and the world. More recently, cabaret styling has translated into today's day, sport and evening clothes.

Download or read book Showgirls written by Paul Verhoeven and published by Newmarket Pictorial Moviebooks. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are portfolios by four photographers on the world of Las Vegas sex, glamour and spectacle shot during the production of the controversial movie Showgirls. In addition, the director's essay illuminates their visual style while giving insights into his own moviemaking techniques.

Download or read book American Photo written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Restricted Data written by Alex Wellerstein and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-04-09 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nuclear weapons, since their conception, have been the subject of secrecy. In the months after the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the American scientific establishment, the American government, and the American public all wrestled with what was called the "problem of secrecy," wondering not only whether secrecy was appropriate and effective as a means of controlling this new technology but also whether it was compatible with the country's core values. Out of a messy context of propaganda, confusion, spy scares, and the grave counsel of competing groups of scientists, what historian Alex Wellerstein calls a "new regime of secrecy" was put into place. It was unlike any other previous or since. Nuclear secrets were given their own unique legal designation in American law ("restricted data"), one that operates differently than all other forms of national security classification and exists to this day. Drawing on massive amounts of declassified files, including records released by the government for the first time at the author's request, Restricted Data is a narrative account of nuclear secrecy and the tensions and uncertainty that built as the Cold War continued. In the US, both science and democracy are pitted against nuclear secrecy, and this makes its history uniquely compelling and timely"--

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Download or read book Second Story Woman written by Carole Calladine and published by Bird Dog Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural Writing. Biography and Memoir. "In SECOND STORY WOMAN Carole Calladine takes the reader along on her journey of self-discovery. Her authentic voice comes through as she comes to terms with the balance between her professional responsibilities and her need for a creative life. This strong memoir will speak to anyone charting life past 50"--Doris Larson. Carole Calladine, a clinical social worker with over thirty years of experience, now in the second half of life, writes out of an innate fascination about relationships, life stages, and choices. A gifted family life educator in print and in person, she holds a masters degree in social service administration from Case Western Reserve University. SECOND STORY WOMAN is her third book, following Raising Siblings...Raising Brothers and Sisters Without Raising the Roof, and One Terrific Year...Supporting Your Kids Through The Ups and Downs of Their Year. For seven years, Carole wrote You and Your Teen-Ager for the Sunday edition of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. She is an educator and keynote speaker at conferences, specializing in facilitating workshops on wellness, creativity, and writing. An avid bicycler, the author resides with her husband, Andrew, in a house overlooking the Cleveland Metroparks. She is the Director of Senior Services for the City of Rocky River where seniors enjoy opportunities for second stories.

Download or read book Weird Las Vegas and Nevada written by Joe Oesterle and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A travel guide to Las Vegas that also focusses on the neglection of its historic places.

Download or read book Ziegfeld Girl written by Linda Mizejewski and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the iconographic significance of the Ziegfeld girl in twentieth-century American conceptions of sexuality, race, class, and consumerism.

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Download or read book Elvis Marilyn and the Space Aliens written by Robin Holabird and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2017-02-10 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, and space aliens like the Transformers share a surprising connection along with James Bond, Indiana Jones, and Rocky Balboa. These beloved icons played active roles in movie and television projects set in the state of Nevada. Long time state film commissioner and movie reviewer Holabird explores the blending of icons and Nevada, along with her personal experiences of watching movies, talking with famous people, and showing off a diverse range of stunning and iconic locations like Las Vegas, Reno, Lake Tahoe, and Area 51. Holabird shows how Nevada’s flash, flair, and fostering of the forbidden provided magic for singers, sexpots, and strange creatures from other worlds. She also gives readers an insider’s look into moviemaking in Nevada by drawing on her extensive experience as a film commissioner. This is a unique take on film history and culture, and Holabird explores eighteen film genres populated by one-of-a-kind characters with ties to Nevada. Along with being a film history of the state of Nevada written by a consummate insider, the book is a fun mixture of research, personal experiences, and analysis about how Nevada became the location of choice for a broad spectrum of well-known films and characters.

Download or read book Just Like Us written by Helen Thorpe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cloth bag containing eight paperback copies of the title, that may also include a folder with sign out sheets.

Download or read book Storming Las Vegas written by John Huddy and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 20, 1998, Jose Vigoa, a child of Fidel Castro’s revolution, launched what would be the most audacious and ruthless series of high-profile casino and armored car robberies that Las Vegas had ever seen. In a brazen sixteen-month reign of terror, he and his crew would hit the crème de la crème of Vegas hotels: the MGM, the Desert Inn, the New York—New York, the Mandalay Bay, and the Bellagio. The robberies were well planned and executed, and the police–“the stupids,” as Vigoa contemptuously referred to them–were all but helpless to stop them. But Lt. John Alamshaw, the twenty-three-year veteran in charge of robbery detectives, was not giving up so easily. For him, Vigoa’s rampage was a personal affront. And he would do whatever it took, even risk his badge, to bring Vigoa down.

Download or read book Yours Cruelly Elvira written by Cassandra Peterson and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The woman behind the icon known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, the undisputed Queen of Halloween, reveals her full story filled with intimate bombshells—told by the bombshell herself. On Good Friday in 1953, at only 18 months old, 25 miles from the nearest hospital in Manhattan, Kansas, Cassandra Peterson reached for a pot on the stove and doused herself in boiling water. Third-degree burns covered 35% of her body, and the prognosis wasn't good. But she survived. Burned and scarred, the impact stayed with her and became an obstacle she was determined to overcome. Feeling like a misfit led to her love of horror. While her sisters played with Barbie dolls, Cassandra built model kits of Frankenstein and Dracula, and idolized Vincent Price. Due to a complicated relationship with her mother, Cassandra left home at 14, and by age 17 she was performing at the famed Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. Run-ins with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Tom Jones helped her grow up fast. Then a chance encounter with her idol Elvis Presley, changed the course of her life forever, and led her to Europe where she worked in film and traveled Italy as lead singer of an Italian pop band. She eventually made her way to Los Angeles, where she joined the famed comedy improv group, The Groundlings, and worked alongside Phil Hartman and Paul "Pee-wee" Reubens, honing her comedic skills. Nearing age 30, a struggling actress considered past her prime, she auditioned at local LA channel KHJ as hostess for the late night vintage horror movies. Cassandra improvised, made the role her own, and got the job on the spot. Yours Cruelly, Elvira is an unforgettably wild memoir. Cassandra doesn't shy away from revealing exactly who she is and how she overcame seemingly insurmountable odds. Always original and sometimes outrageous, her story is loaded with twists, travails, revelry, and downright shocking experiences. It is the candid, often funny, and sometimes heart-breaking tale of a Midwest farm girl's long strange trip to become the world's sexiest, sassiest Halloween icon. Instant New York Times Bestseller, Los Angeles Times Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller, Publishers Weekly Bestseller A New York Times Best Books to Give This Season selection

Download or read book Folies Bergere in Las Vegas The written by Karan Feder and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debuting at the Tropicana Hotel on Christmas Eve, 1959, at a reported cost of one quarter-million dollars (over two million in today's dollars), the Folies Bergere stage show featured a cast of "eighty stars" and promised an elegant evening of sensual entertainment complete with sensational song and dance numbers, curious novelty acts, and exquisite leggy showgirls. Imported directly from Paris, the iconic French production, famed for its elegant and chic legacy, was a mainstay on the Las Vegas Strip for nearly half a century. A 1959 Las Vegas Sun newspaper article portends the significant role that the Folies Bergere would play in the city's history: "From beginning to end this is the most dazzling entertainment which any city has been privileged to see. It's saucy, piquant and racy in the splendidly provocative French way. Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the world, is now no idle boast."

Download or read book Hunter Barnes Off the Strip written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographer Hunter Barnes (born 1977) has an extraordinary ability to document aspects of culture and communities ignored by the mainstream and often misrepresented in the modern American narrative. In this most recent work, he explores the Las Vegas that was. These photographs celebrate the old Vegas, the people who shaped the town in its heyday. Not much of it remains, but here are the people and landmarks that endure today--that represent the life "Off the Strip." Hunter's powerful portraits remember those in "the greatest town you could live in [where] the spirit of old Las Vegas still remains." In his early twenties, Barnes self-published his first book, Redneck Roundup, documenting the dying communities of the Old West. Other projects followed: four years spent with the Nez Perce tribe; months with a serpent handling congregation in the Appalachian mountains; bikers, lowriders, and street gangs; inmates in California State Prison. Intense, true pockets and sub-cultures of America. Barnes shoots exclusively on film, the pace of analogue in harmony with his approach. Fundamental to his work is the journey, the people, the place--and committing them to film before they are greatly changed or gone forever.