Category: Dixie Evans

Dixie Evans was known as “The Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque”, first for her uncanny resemblance to the sex symbol and then for her frequent incorporation of popular Monroe references and films into her acts. She adopted the tagline after burlesque impresario Harold Minsky pointed out the resemblance upon seeing Dixie perform her famed “Hollywood casting couch” act at his theater. Dixie started imitating the star on stage the very next day. “I didn’t think you’d do it so fast,” a surprised Mr. Minsky told her backstage. As Dixie explained, “If you don’t go over well in burlesque, you don’t work. And I had to work. Besides, it was easy for me to fall into that act. I learned to walk and talk just like her. I followed her career move for move. Every time a movie with Marilyn came out, I ran to see it. The next day, I’d start a new act based on what I saw or read about in the papers.”