Name's Cat. I'm an L.A. gal who loves everything from classic movie queens to pinups to classic horror. My likes vary a lot. Having said that, I refuse to fit in a box or apologize for being me.

Burlesque dancer Zorita, feeds her pet snake Elmer, New York, 1952

Burlesque dancer Candy Barr c. 1950’s

Stripper and burlesque dancer, Candy Barr c. 1950’s

Tempest Storm by Irving Klaw c. 1950’s

Burlesque dancer, Gypsy Rose Lee (1940)

Burlesque dancer Jan Tiffany c. 1950’s

Lili St Cyr c. 1954

Lili St. Cyr c. 1950’s

Burlesque dancer, Zorita, 1942

Lili St. Cyr c. 1950’s

Burlesque dancer, Lili St. Cyr performing c. 1950’s

Burlesque dancer, Sherry Britton c. 1940’s

Burlesque dancer, Noel Toy Young c. 1945

Burlesque dancer, Lili St. Cyr c. 1950’s