Shameless Plug

My review of Kelly DiNardo's Gilded Lili: Lili St. Cyr and the Striptease Mystique appears in today's Austin Chronicle.

The most popular burlesque star throughout the Forties and Fifties, Lili St. Cyr influenced Marilyn Monroe, performed with Dean Martin, and danced well into her 50s. Author Kelly DiNardo recounts the fascinating life of "the queen of striptease" in the well-researched and superbly written Gilded Lili: Lili St. Cyr and the Striptease Mystique.
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