Saturday, March 12, 2005
Whatever happened to Evelyn West?
Nice article on the passing of Evelyn "$50,000 treasure chest" West.
Her chief claim to fame: her 39 1/2-inch bust that Lloyds of London insured for the $50K. She performed twice nightly in a striptease act at the Stardust Club on the old DeBaliviere Strip, just north of Forest Park and its Jefferson Memorial. In St. Louis in the '50s and '60s, her name was as familiar to male adolescents and young adults as that of Stan Musial, though, of course, the two inspired different forms of adulation.
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:14 PM
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