Oregon Encyclopedia reports that
she and herÂ
third husband, fellow burlesquer John Becker, purchased the since-demolished Capitol Theatre on SW 4th Street in 1952
. Their local competitorâthe Star Theaterâgave top marquee billing to Beckerâs ex-wife, Maybelle Anderson, a.k.a. Arabella Andre, who Star owner Betty Roth, a.k.a. Candy Renee, brought to town from San Francisco.Â
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Billboard magazines reported on the drama that ensued: Anderson faked an acid attack on Storm and assaulted Becker in downtown Portland, while Storm and Becker attempted to have Anderson declared criminally insane and wrongfully committed to Morningside Hospital (now the site of Mall 205). Storm left Portland not long after 1953, divorcing Becker and selling the Capitol Theatre in the process.Â
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Legendary burlesque dancer Tempest Storm lived for the stage, says friend
The globe-trotting, world famous striptease dancer known as “the last queen of burlesque” died at her Las Vegas home on Wednesday, the Washington Post reports. She was 93.
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Tempest Storm known as the last queen of burlesque died Wednesday at the age of 93. She s pictured here in 2003 performing at the Miss Exotic World Pageant in Helendale, Calif.(David McNew/Getty Images)