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Filmmaker Zemeckis, who directed and produced a documentary of the same name and subject as this book, focuses on burlesque's heyday during the 1920s through 1950s. She introduces readers to a wild and varied cast of characters, many of whom she interviewed herself, such as Lili St. Cyr, Zorita, and the legendary Gypsy Rose Lee, who was immortalized in the Broadway musical Gypsy. However, the author also reveals a more vulnerable side t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More