Tempest Storm, an year-old burlesque dancer, in her Las Vegas apartment on June 6. AP Photo. Her fingers tremble with frustration. They are aged, knotted by arthritis and speckled with purple spots under paper skin. But the manicure of orange polish is new and flawless, and matches her signature tousled mane. She brushes orange curls out of her face as she explains how she's been slighted. She is the headliner, you know, a star.

Tempest Storm is fuming. Her fingers tremble with frustration. They are aged, knotted by arthritis and speckled with purple spots under paper skin. She brushes orange curls out of her face as she explains how she's been slighted. She is the headliner, you know, a star.

Along with Lili St. Cyr , Sally Rand , and Blaze Starr , she was one of the best-known burlesque performers of the s, s and s. Her career as an exotic dancer spanned more than 60 years and she was still performing in the early 21st century. Marine in order to emancipate herself from her parents, and had the marriage annulled after 24 hours.