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Blaze Starr

ブレイズ・スター　/　ぶれいず・すたー

American stripper

April 10, 1932 – June 15, 2015　・　Twelvepole Creek, West Virginia, United States

West Virginia
stripper
art model
model

My Take

Blaze Starr fascinates me less as a stripper than as a self-made entertainer. Born Fannie Belle Fleming in rural West Virginia, she built a national name through inventive stagecraft, earning the title "The Hottest Blaze in Burlesque" not by accident but by treating spectacle as craft. Her affair with a sitting Louisiana governor cemented her as a genuine American character rather than a footnote. What I take from her is the audacity of a woman who turned her own name into a brand decades before that was a strategy. She lived loudly and on her own terms until 2015, and I find that hard not to respect.

Overview

Blaze Starr (born Fannie Belle Fleming; April 10, 1932 – June 15, 2015) was an American stripper and burlesque star. Her vivacious presence and inventive use of stage props earned her the nickname "The Hottest Blaze in Burlesque". She was also known for her affair with Louisiana Governor Earl Kemp Long.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Blaze Starr
Name (Japanese): ブレイズ・スター
Reading: ぶれいず・すたー
Born: April 10, 1932 – June 15, 2015
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Monkey
Origin: Twelvepole Creek, West Virginia, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: stripper / art model / model / actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC

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