Oh, What a Drag! The Life and Career of Wacky Jackie Phillips, Finnochio's Riotous Redhead

The autobiography of Jackie Phillips, longtime comedy queen at Finocchio's, as told to and ghostwritten by James Dewsnap. Book recounts Jackie's personal life and career development both pre- and post-Finocchio's, detailing Jackie's childhood in San Francisco, national touring with the Carroll Revue, growing dependence on drugs, shifting romantic affiliations, and series of traffic accidents and lawsuits in Jackie's later years. Of significance is Jackie's position within a dynamic network of drag club performers --- the tumultuous relationship between Jackie and Carroll Wallace is discussed in detail, as Jackie explains their time working together and the resulting hostility.

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Identifier: 000000506
Collection: Rare Books
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
Creator(s): Dewsnap, James
Contributor(s): Phillips, Jackie
Date Issued: 1994
Dates Covered: 1925 to 1994
Genre: Autobiographies
Subject(s): Beige Room
Bobby Lane
Bobby Raye
Carroll Wallace
Cleo Stafford
Colonial Club
Elton Paris
Finocchio's Club
Flash Gordon
Halloween
Jack Long
Jackie Phillips
Jean Barrios
Jean LaMar
Kara Montez
Kitty Carlisle Hart
LaVerne Cummings
Les Lee
Lonnie Harper
Mardi Gras
Poppy Lane
Ray Saunders
Ricki San Juan
Russell Reed
Rusty Parkor
Tallulah Bankhead
Walter Hart
Places: California > San Francisco County > San Francisco
Oregon > Multnomah County > Portland
Louisiana > Orleans Parish > City of New Orleans > New Orleans
Montana > Missoula County > Missoula
Washington > King County > City of Seattle > Seattle
California > Sacramento County > Sacramento
California > Santa Clara County > San Jose
Alaska > Fairbanks North Star Borough > Fairbanks
Hawaii > Honolulu County > Honolulu
Oregon > Lane County > Eugene
Washington > Benton County > Kennewick
California > Fresno County > Fresno
Idaho
Arizona > Yuma
California > San Mateo > Redwood City
Utah > Weber > Ogden
California > San Francisco County > Bernal Heights
California > San Mateo > Brisbane
Montana > Toole > Sweet Grass
Topic(s): Celebrities
Clothing
Comedians
Cruising (LGBTQ+ culture)
Drag performers
Drag queens
Drag shows
Female impersonators
Gender roles
Homosexuality
Jails
LGBTQ+ people who use substances
LGBTQ+ spiritual people
LGBTQ+ theater
LGBTQ+ youth
Passing (Gender)
Queens (Gay culture)
Traffic accident victims
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
Related URL: https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/br86b406q
Rights: In copyright
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