Lili St. Cyr

Lili St. Cyr ( born June 3, 1918 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, † January 29, 1999 in Los Angeles, California; born Willis Marie Van Schaack ) was a famous American stripper in the 1940s and 1950s.

She became known in 1944 through their first appearances in the Gayety Theatre in Montreal. Noteworthy were their performances, such as a bath on the stage and a backward pre convicted striptease. The hallmark of the dance "The Flying G ", which implied that a stagehand pulled a Angel attached to her thong and the garment was conveyed thereby in subdued light in the ranks was.

She was married six times, including with actors Paul Valentine and Ted Jordan and restaurateur Armando Orsini. According to reports, she had relationships with Orson Welles and Victor Mature. Your last three decades of life she spent with Donatien "Lorenzo" Markic.

From it the following quote has been handed down: "Sex is a currency. What is the point to be nice when you can not benefit from it? "

In the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show her is remembered by actress Susan Sarandon in her role Janet Weiss in the song Rose Tint My World the line " God bless Lili St. Cyr " sings.

Filmography (selection)

They often played himself or a stripper.