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Faith Bacon
Sign in to saveAmerican burlesque dancer (1910–1956)
Film & TV
Showman Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. once billed her as "the most beautiful girl in the world". Burlesque dancer Faith Bacon, and not the much better known Sally Rand who worked for Bacon in the early 1930s, is genuinely considered the lady who originated the "fan dance" during "The Jazz Age".
Known for
- Beauty and the Beef2005
- Dance of Shame1942
- A Lady with Fans1942
- Prison Train — Maxine1938
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Faith
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- Ziegfeld girl
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Hair colour
- blond hair
- Image
- Portrait of Faith Bacon.jpg
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- date of death
- 1956-09-26
- date of birth
- 1910-07-19
- manner of death
- Suicide
- Commons category
- Faith Bacon
- cause of death
- falling
- writing language
- English language
- dance style
- erotic dancing
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