Date of Review:

12/31/2007

Published Work:

Gilded Lili: Lili St. Cyr and the Striptease Mystique

Reviewer:

Source:

Publishers Weekly

Review Excerpt:

Contemporary “stripper chic” and the “neo-burlesque movement” have spurred new interest in Lili St. Cyr, one of America's best-known postwar striptease artists, and this swift, engaging biography from freelance writer DiNardo is sure to satisfy, offering not only a portrait of the pioneering sex symbol, but also a carefully researched history of the burlesque industry from the mid-1800s to its 20th-century heyday. ... The story of the burlesque queen with the physique of a goddess makes for great reading, and gossip hounds will delight in rumors that “Gilded Lili” taught Marilyn Monroe many of her best-known sexpot affectations.

Link to Full Review:

Publishers Weekly