Sally Rand (January 2, 1904 – August 31, 1979) was born Harriet Helen Gould Beck in Hickory County, Missouri. She also performed under the name Billy Beck. She was an exotic dancer and actress. January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Hickory County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Erotic dance is a major category or classification of dance forms or dance styles, where the purpose is the stimulation or arousal of erotic or sexual thoughts or actions. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

During the 1920s, she acted on stage and appeared in silent films. Cecil B. deMille gave her the name Sally Rand. She was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1927. After the introduction of sound film, she became a dancer, known for the fan dance, which she popularized starting at the Paramount Club. Her most famous appearance was at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair entitled Century of Progress. She has been arrested a few times due to decent inexposure while dancing, but the nudity was only an illusion. Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 - January 21, 1959) was one of the most successful filmmakers during the first half of the 20th century. ... The WAMPAS Baby Stars was a promotional campaign sponsored by the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers in the United States, which honored thirteen young women each year who they believed to be on the threshold of movie stardom. ... A sound film (or talkie) is a motion picture with synchronized sound, as opposed to a silent movie. ... A fan dance is a dance performed with one or more fans. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... A Worlds Fair is any of various large expositions held since the mid-19th century. ... A 1933 Century of Progress worlds fair poster The Century of Progress Exposition was a worlds fair held in Chicago, Illinois from 1933-1934 to celebrate Chicagos centennial. ...

She also conceived and developed the bubble dance, in part to cope with wind while performing outdoors. She died in 1979 in Glendora, California. The bubble dance is an erotic dance developed by Sally Rand. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Glendora is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ...

She performed the fan dance on film in Bolero, released in 1934. In 1936, she purchased the club that would become the Great American Music Hall. She is portrayed by actress Peggy Davis in the 1983 film, The Right Stuff, fan-dancing for the first American astronauts and other dignitaries. Bolero can mean: Bolero, a dance Bolero, an item of clothing—a short jacket with long sleeves, normally worn by men. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Great American Music Hall (located in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco) is known in part for its balconies, columns, and frescoes, but more so for its history of unique entertainment. ... The Right Stuff is both a 1979 book by Tom Wolfe, and a 1983 film adapted from the book. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ...

External links

• The Sally Rand Museum
• Sally Rand at The Internet Movie Database