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Burlesque Queen Dixie Evans

Burlesque star Dixie Evans died Aug. 3, 2013, at age 86. Known for her spot-on resemblance to, and parody of, Marilyn Monroe, Evans was perhaps the most famous figure in burlesque culture over the past half-century. She founded and operated the Exotic World Burlesque Museum & Striptease Hall of Fame, which sat on an abandoned goat farm in Helendale, Calif., on Route 66 between Barstow and Victorville. The museum was busting with rare burlesque items once owned by such legends as Gypsy Rose Lee, was the stage for annual pageants featuring many of the original stars of burlesque and drew a new order of performers in the sexy-stylish art form.

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