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Contributors to Missouri Culture: Sally Rand
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Photo and biographical article about Sally Rand (1904-1979), a "world-famous sex symbol" famous for her nude fan dancing. Native of Hickory County, Missouri, and growing up in Kansas City making "her stage debut at the Empress Theater" as a ballerina before developing her unique dance routine during the Great Depression, performing at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair and the 1951 Missouri State Fair, etc.
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1997-04
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Magazine Article
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Contributors to Missouri Culture: William "Count" Basie
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Photo and biographical article about Count Basie (1904-1984), a famous black pianist and composer arriving in Kansas City in 1924, involved in the "Kansas City jazz" movement in the 18th and Vine district, and becoming leader of his own big band by the 1930s.
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2000-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Contributors to Missouri Culture: Gladys Swarthout
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Description
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Photo and biographical article about Gladys Swarthout (1904-1969), a singer in "opera, radio, motion pictures, and concerts." Native of Deepwater, Missouri (in Henry County) raised in Kansas City before moving to New York and Los Angeles in the 1920s and 1930s, and writing her autobiography in 1943 entitled "Come Soon, Tomorrow."
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1996-10
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Magazine Article
