burlyqnell:Dorian Dennis: vintage Irving Klaw 4x5 photo Dorian originally worked as a chemist -
burlyqnell: Dorian Dennis: vintage Irving Klaw 4x5 photo Dorian originally worked as a chemist - as in a laboratory chemist, not a drugstore chemist! - but in the early 1950s she decided to give burlesque a try. She was quickly a favorite, and to enhance her “Miss French Riviera” moniker, she traveled with two french poodles: Buttons and Pechena. Dorian unsuccessfully tried to break into films, though she was tapped to audition for a few movies, including Arsenic and Old Lace. She was a very popular model for Irving Klaw’s mail order photo business and she did appear in Klaw’s 1956 film Buxom Beautease. -- source link