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  1. Buddy Fisher, the Nation’s Joy-Boy, and Carl Osborne, Denny Lynch, Treg Brown entertain Myrna Kennedy and Francis Renault

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Hollywood Filmograph
    Date: Jul. 30, 1932
    Topics: Drag queens, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ arts
    Subject: Buddy Fisher, Carl Osborne, Denny Lynch, Francis Renault, Myrna Kennedy, Treg Brown
    Description: A newspaper clipping including a photo of Buddy Fisher, Carl Osborne, Denny Lynch, Treg Brown as they entertain Myrna Kennedy and Francis Renault.

  2. Charley Foy's Supper Club, Sherman Oaks, Calif.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 20, 1963
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Drag, Female impersonators, Passing (Gender)
    Subject: Lynn Carter

  3. Corwin Anthony Hawkins Amazing Grace

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ Christians
    Subject: Amazing Grace, Corwin Anthony Hawkins, Deidra Hawkins, It's a Low Down Dirty Shame, John L's, Joyce Hawkins, Miss Gay South, Miss Gay Southwest, Miss Gay Texas, National Entertainer of the Year, Phoebe Hawkins, Texas Entertainer of the Year, Wilber, Jr. Hawkins, Wilbur Hawkins
    Description: An obituary for "Corwin Anthony Hawkins Amazing Grace." Describes the titles Grace won and their most recent work in Hollywood.

  4. Francis Renault-Greatest Female Impersonator Since Palmy Days of ‘Eltinge’

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Hollywood Filmograph
    Date: Jul. 30, 1932
    Topics: Drag queens, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ arts
    Subject: Armstrong, Ben Turpin, Billy Daniels, Buddy Fisher, Buddy Fisher Famous Dance Orchestra, Charles Beynon, Dewey Lynch, Esther Brodelet, Eugene Stark, Francis Renault, Halche von Rhoden, Julian Eltinge, Marion Duvol, Melba Snowden, Phelps, Stark's Bohemian Cafe, Treg Brown, Valeda Duncan, Vangie Kirby
    Description: Newspaper clipping announcing a performance of Francis Renault at Stark's Bohemian Cafe.

  5. Los Angeles Permits Female Impersonation

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 10, 1940
    Topics: Actors, Female impersonators, Law, Police
    Subject: Julian Eltinge

  6. "Margaret" Smith Proves to Be Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 5, 1911
    Topics: Androgyny, Arrests, Clothing, Female impersonators, Harassment, Police, Theatre
    Subject: Clarence Westfall, Margaret Swift

  7. Oddments

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: McIntire, Del, McIntire, Cal, McIntire, Hal, McIntire, Val
    Date: Dec. 1, 1961
    Topics: Drag, Drag shows, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Police raids
    Subject: Jewel Box Revue, Music Box Theatre
    Description: Relevant clipping is found on the bottom left corner of page 16 regarding drag in L.A. and N.Y.C.

  8. Police OK Full Drag

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Foster, Jack
    Date: Feb. 1969
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Nightclubs, Police

  9. The Burglary that Led to the Chinese Battle

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: May 13, 1890
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Lee Low
    Description: An article in the Los Angeles Herald that mentions Lee Low, a Chinese female impersonator.

  10. The Man Who Was a "Perfect Lady"

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Blackmar, K.K.
    Date: Mar. 16, 1913
    Topics: Actors, Arrests, Female impersonators, Opera, Theatre
    Subject: Annie Butcher, Charles Heywood, Frank Butcher, The Great Heywood

  11. The Why of He-Men Who Play Women

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Steinman, Samuel
    Date: May 5, 1929
    Topics: Clothing, Female impersonators, Femininities, Mental disorders, Photography, Physical characteristics, Psychologists, Psychology, Sportspersons, Students, Theatre, Theatre shows
    Subject: George Pease, Haresfoot, Mimics of Michigan, Walter Koppisch, William Sheldon