Georgia Sothern Explained

Georgia Sothern (1913–1981), born Hazel Anderson, was a burlesque dancer and vaudeville performer. She was known for her striptease performances.^[1] She gave an interview to The Harvard Crimson during a trip to the Old Howard Athenaeum in Boston during 1939. She toured New York Philadelphia, Boston, Buffalo, and Miami. She was a red-head.^[2] One of her performances was captured in a Film Theatarettes short film.^[3] She wrote her memoir titled Georgia: A Life in Burlesque. She had a series of marriages.

She was born in Georgia and began performing at 13. Advertising posters brought large crowds to her shows around the U.S.^[4] One of the songs she performed to was the up tempo "Hold that Tiger" performed by an orchestra accompanying the show.^[5] She was friends with fellow performer Gypsy Rose Lee.^[6] Sothern's performances were frenzies of fast-paced gyrating and disrobing.^[7] She considered Rags Ragland a close friend.

Notes and References

1. News: Georgia Sothern, 1940's Stripteaser and Cabaret Star. 1981-10-17. The New York Times. 2019-03-20. en-US. 0362-4331.
2. Web site: Real Art Required to Be Burlesque Stripper, Georgia Sothern Explains News The Harvard Crimson. www.thecrimson.com. en. 2019-03-20.
3. Web site: TRUE BURLESQUE: The World's Fastest Stripper (!) True Burlesque of Georgia Sothern Ecydysiast and Suspected Falsie Wearer?. Minx. Victor. TRUE BURLESQUE. 2019-03-20.
4. Book: Stencell, A. W.. Girl Show: Into the Canvas World of Bump and Grind. 1999. ECW Press. 9781550223712. en.
5. Book: Kruh, David. Always Something Doing: Boston's Infamous Scollay Square. 1999. UPNE. 9781555534103. en.
6. Book: Frankel, Noralee. Stripping Gypsy: The Life of Gypsy Rose Lee. May 8, 2009. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-983101-2. Google Books.
7. Book: Cary, David. A Bit of Burlesque: A Brief History of Its Times & Stars. March 20, 1997. Tecolote Publications. 9780938711476. Google Books.