A couple more pictures of Desiree. The second one, by John Bignell and taken in 1955 with St Paul’s in the background, is absolutely fantastic.
Desiree
La Danse Apache
Besides performing an half-and-half act, Desiree did several double acts. This photo is from an original print by George Harrison Marks. It is labeled DeYoung and Desiree. It looks like they are performing La Danse Apache, a French dance that acts out an argument between a pimp and a prostitute. Continue Reading
Beauty and the Beast
Back in 2012, I wrote a post about Stanley Long (1933-2012) that mentioned Desiree and Pierre. Here’s another picture of that double act. Besides Beauty and the Beast, Desiree was well known for such acts as Devil and the Virgin and Apache. Often billed as Mille Desiree or Delicious Desiree, Continue Reading
Stanley Long (1933 – 2012)
Sad news, I’m afraid. The British exploitation movie producer Stanley Long died in Buckinghamshire on 10 September 2012. He was 78. His early career was very similar to that of George Harrison Marks’. He started as a pin-up photographer (for the magazine Photo Studio), went on to produce 8mm striptease films (Stag Continue Reading
