Saturday, April 02, 2011

Sally Rand

Sally Rand (born Helen Harriet Beck) April 3, 1904 Hickory County, Missouri, died August 31, 1979 Glendora, California, was a burlesque dancer and actress, noted for her ostrich feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck. Spouse: Clarence Robbins (?–?), Thurkel Greenough (1941–?), Harry Finkelstein (1949–1950), Fred Lalla (1954–?).

Title: [Sally Rand, full-length portrait, seated, facing slightly right] Date Created/Published: 1937. Medium: 1 photographic print. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-112036 (b&w film copy neg.)

Rights Advisory: No copyright restriction known. Staff photographer reproduction rights transferred to Library of Congress through Instrument of Gift.

This photograph is a work for hire created prior to 1968 by a staff photographer at New York World-Telegram & Sun. It is part of a collection donated to the Library of Congress. Per the deed of gift, New York World-Telegram & Sun dedicated to the public all rights it held for the photographs in this collection upon its donation to the Library. Thus, there are no known restrictions on the usage of this photograph.

Sally RandCall Number: NYWTS - BIOG--Rand, Sally--Dancer [P&P] [P&P]

Notes:
* NYWT&S staff photo.
* New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection.

Subjects:
* Rand, Sally,--1904-1979.

Format:
* Photographic prints--1930-1940.
* Portrait photographs--1930-1940.

Collections:
* Miscellaneous Items in High Demand

1 comment:

michael northrop said...

what a time hers must have been!

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