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Backlit Divas and Starlit Dreams

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Article from After Dark magazine on the figure of the cabaret "diva," exploring the career trajectory and distinctive stage personas of four performers. The article concludes with a spotlight on Holly Woodlawn, hailing her as the "ultimate diva" and documenting her rise to fame.

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Identifier
mk61rh38c
Collection
Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
Institution
Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
Creator(s)
Pacheco, Patrick
After Dark
Contributor(s)
Kolleogy, Frank
Raboy, Marc
Estrada, Sigrid
Date Issued
Dec. 1977
Genre
Articles
Subject(s)
Holly Woodlawn
Places
New York
Topic(s)
Jewish LGBTQ+ people
Jewish transgender people
Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people
Latino/a/x transgender people
LGBTQ+ actors
LGBTQ+ night life
LGBTQ+ theater
QTPOC
Trans women
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Rights
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