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Sally Rand. Actress: Sunset Murder Case. She's considered an American icon in the world of entertainment although most contemporaries have no idea who she is until her legendary risqué "fan dance" is brought up.
- January 1, 1
- Elkton, Hickory County, Missouri, USA
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- Glendora, California, USA
Sally Rand (born Jan. 2, 1904, Elkton, Mo., U.S.—died Aug. 31, 1979, Glendora, Calif.) was an American actress and dancer who achieved fame as a fan dancer and bubble dancer. Helen Beck entered show business at an early age.
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22 million people visited the World’s Fair in 1933 and ’34, and almost all of them saw Sally Rand, earning her an iconic place in American popular culture. Rand performed for decades, well into the 1970s. She was immortalized as Sally Strand in the 1941 Tex Avery cartoon Hollywood Steps Out.
Rand, Sally (1904–1979) American dancer and burlesque star. Born Helen Gould Beck on January 2, 1904, in Elkton, Hickory County, Missouri; died on August 31, 1979, in Glendora, California; married and divorced several times; children: one son.
Sally Rand (born Helen Gould Beck; April 3, 1904 – August 31, 1979) was an American burlesque dancer, vedette, and actress, famous for her ostrich-feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck.
Biography of Sally Rand (1904-1979), Actress and Striptease Dancer. Copyright Kansas City Public Library. Images and texts may be reproduced without prior permission only for purposes of temporary, private study, scholarship, or research.
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Sep 30, 2021 · Sally Rand died of congestive heart failure at the Foothill Presbyterian Hospital in Glendora, on Aug. 31, 1979. But her legendary routines live on in burlesque today, with high profile dancers like Dita Von Teese still paying tribute to her.
