Lili St. Cyr
Listing of informative
books and media.
1000 Dessous "A History of Lingerie" by Gilles Neret. Benedikt Taschen c. 1998
Has a reprint of a Lili St. Cyr lingerie ad. In general a really nice book.
...And Men My Fuel by Lili St. Cyr. c. 1965??
Bernard of Hollywood Pin-Ups "Guide to Pin-Up Photography" Evergreen c. 1999 Bernard of Hollywood Publishing, Benedikt Taschen
Features some of Bruno Bernard (aka Bernard of Hollywood)'s famous photographs of Lili St. Cyr. She is also in the Bernard of Hollywood "Blondes" book.
A Bit of Burlesque
This tiny little retrospective on Burlesque of course has a mention of Lili.
City Unique "Montreal Days and Nights in the 1940s and '50s" by William Weintraub. McClelland & Stewart Inc. c. 1996
There is only one chapter in this book which is actually all about Lili, but what a good one it is! It describes how she was the most famous woman in Montreal from 1947, when she performed her dances at the Gayety. A photo of Lili graces the cover.
Glamour Girls"The Illustrated Encyclopedia" by Steve Sullivan. St. Martin's Griffin c. 1999
Lili rates #44 in Steve Sullivan's listing and blurbs on the century's greatest female stars.
Glamour Girls of the Century "The 1000 Greatest Beauties and Bombshells of the Ages" by Steve Sullivan. c. 1998 by Glamour Girls: Then and Now Magazine
In a vote of 1280 pin-up and glamour fans, mostly readers of Steve Sullivan's magazine "Glamour Girls: Then and Now", Lili ranked #45. Includes similar blurbs to the Illustrated Encyclopedia.
The Golden Age of Exotic Gals "Sultry Strippers & Fetish Models" edited by Riccardo Morrocchi & Stefano Piselli. Glittering Images (Italy) c. 1992
Lili is featured prominently in this beautiful Italian book of vintage strippers. It includes many photos, reprints of Lili St. Cyr Lingerie ads and an article. Tempest Storm, Pepper Powell, La Savonna, Lilly Christine, and many others are also included. Trilingual text.
Ma Vie De Stripteaseuse by Lili St. Cyr. Les Editions Quebecor c. 1982
French autobiography of Lili! Preface by Jacque Normand, and 32 photos.
Norma Jean "My Secret Life With Marilyn Monroe" by Ted Jordan. William Morrow and Company, Inc. c.1989
Many Marilyn Monroe experts are highly scheptical of this account by lover Ted Jordan, who, in addition to claiming he continued his relationship with Monroe up until her death, claims that Monroe engaged in a lesbian affair to Lili St. Cyr. Jordon was one of Lili's 6 husbands.
A Pictorial History of Striptease "100 Years of Undressing to Music" by Richard Wortley. Chartwell Books c. 1976
What?? A book on striptease and only ONE photo of Lili St Cyr?
The Queens of Burlesque "Vintage Photographs from the 1940s and 1950s" by Len Rothe. Schiffer Publishing Limited, c. 1997 & "The Bare Truth..." Stars of Burlesque "From the '40s & '50s" by Len Rothe. Schiffer Publishing Limited, c. 1998
These two "Schiffer Pictorial Essay"s feature many reprints of exotic beautiful burlesque stars, once famous, yet mostly forgotten. Each book has many photos of Lili St. Cyr.
Va Va Voom! "Bombshells, Pin-ups, Sexpots and Glamour Girls" by Steve Sullivan. General Publishing Group, c. 1995 by Rhino Records.
My #1 recommended
book on Lili St. Cyr, by Steve Sullivan of "Glamour Girls: Then and Now"
Magazine. Book has a full article and interview of Lili St. Cyr before
her death, and many lovely photos. Book also includes Bettie Page,
Jayne Mansfield, Mamie Van Doren, Candy Barr and others.
Videos:
For an excellent list of
Lili's magazine appearances and movie listings, go to the Pin-Up
Zone. For links to book and video sellers, refer to the links.