Mame Dennis with Howard the pianist at the Chicken Hut
Drag shows--Washington (D.C.)--20th century
Female impersonators--Washington (D.C.)--20th century
Mame Dennis
Chicken Hut (Washington, D.C.)
Awards Club of Washington (Organization : Washington, D.C.)
1967
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Gold, Billie
1971
Billie Gold and Mame Lord in Fairfax, Virginia
Female impersonators--Fairfax (Va.)
Mame Dennis, stage name
Rizzi, Carl
1972
1975
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1976
Mame Dennis (character)
1979
1981
Kress, Alan
1984
Taylor, Liz (character)
Playbill from the 1967 Miss America Pageant held by the Awards Club of Washington.
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1985
Carl Rizzi aka 'Mame Dennis' and Bill Oates III
1986
Kazan, Lainie (character)
Maharris, Paula
12th Annual Academy Awards advertisement
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