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Les Girls (also known as Cole Porter's Les Girls) is a 1957 American CinemaScope musical comedy film directed by George Cukor and produced by Sol C. Siegel, with Saul Chaplin as associate producer. The screenplay by John Patrick and story by Vera Caspary .
[7] [1] While performing with Les Girls, Munro spoke Polari, popularising it with the other performers. [8] In 1970, when the Les Girls arrived in Melbourne, Munro led the troupe and was the compère, performing for seven years. [9] [10] [11] He was the first female impersonator to perform at Pentridge Prison. [12]
Carlotta's stage name was sourced from that of Empress Carlota of Mexico. [11] Managed by impresario Lee Gordon, who had organised tours to Australia by Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland, she began her career as an original cast member of the long-running stage male revue Les Girls (pronounced lay-girls) cabaret show, which started in 1962 [3] in the purpose-built nightclub ...
She won another Golden Globe in 1958 for Best Motion Picture Actress – Musical/Comedy for her performance in Les Girls, tying with her co-star, Kay Kendall. [4] In 1958, she was nominated for a Golden Laurel as Top New Female Personality. In 1959, she starred alongside Kenneth More in The 39 Steps.
Girls of the Night: Kameju Chieko Naniwa: Kameju is a former prostitute in love with several women. Japan [11] 1962 Walk on the Wild Side: Jo Courtney Barbara Stanwyck: The owner and madam of New Orleans brothel the Doll House. Jo Courtney is the first conspicuous lesbian character in a Hollywood feature film.
Shelly Leah Jamison aka Shelly Jamison (born () 10 July 1962 (age 62) [1] is a former television news reporter, and current public official, from Phoenix, who appeared as a Playboy magazine cover model [2] and the sideline reporter on the 1989–1990 souped-up roller derby TV series RollerGames.
Diane Obomsawin (born 1959) is an Abenaki Quebec-based author, illustrator and animated filmmaker, often known by her pseudonym, Obom.Some of her notable works have explored the issue of lesbian first love, including a 2014 graphic novel, published in French as J'aime les filles by L'Oie de Cravan and in English as On Loving Women by Drawn & Quarterly.
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