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Come As You Were: Liberace and Vampira’s Musical Extravaganza
Happy Halloween everyone! 🧛 For this month’s post, I wanted to pay a special tribute to one of history’s most beloved and iconic glamor ghouls: Vampira. The alter ego and passion project of actress Maila Nurmi, Vampira was TV’s original horror movie commentator who played an integral role in the development of goth and camp… Continue reading
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Scanned Photos: Liberace and George at the LA Press Club Show (1954)
Happy Monday folks! Today, I wanted to share some candid photographs from my collection that were taken during Liberace and George’s joint performance at a Los Angeles Press Club event in 1954. First founded in 1913, the Los Angeles Press Club is a journalism organization which exists to “support, promote, and defend quality journalism in… Continue reading
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Finocchio’s and the “Liberace Effect”
Happy Pride Month everyone! 🌈✨ This week, I thought I’d kick things off by sharing a piece from my collection which has a special place in both gay and Liberace history: a Liberace-autographed menu from the “fabulous” legendary drag club Finocchio’s! Originally opened as a speakeasy back in 1920s San Francisco, Finocchio’s would undergo its… Continue reading
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Liberace, King Neptune, and the Met Gala
Happy Met Gala day! While dozens of Met Gala attendees have drawn inspiration from Liberace’s colorful and revolutionary costumes over the years, few have paid as direct or committed a tribute as Glee and American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy. In 2019, Murphy attended the camp themed Met Gala in a coral and cream colored… Continue reading
Beyond The Candelabra 