Pinky Lee

...by an acquaintance. Pee-wee's later checkered clothing and persona were largely lifted from manic 1950s children's TV host Pinky Lee. Also incorporated into the look were short black hair, pale skin with red rouge , and red lipstick. The...

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Pinky Lee in Lady of Burlesque (1943) Pincus Leff (May 2, 1907, Saint Paul, Minnesota - April 3, 1993, Mission Viejo, California), better known as Pinky Lee, was a burlesque comic and host of a children's television program, The Pinky Lee...

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...epitaphs instead of autographs. When the series was cancelled in 1955, she retained rights to the character of Vampira. In 1964, Pinky Lee attempted a return to kids TV by hosting a local children's comedy program on KABC-TV. The series was...

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...take it as a serious kids show (Howdy Doody, a great kids show, was played straight as was the earliest of TV kidshow stars, Pinky Lee who inspired Pee Wee Herman) but adults could take it on another level (and Sales had some jokes and...

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Michael O'Shea plays her romantic interest, comedian Biff Brannigan, and Iris Adrian (pictured with Stanwyck) portrays a showgirl. Pinky Lee, a burlesque comic in real life, is another of the many notable supporting players. The film...

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...Pee-wee entertains his audience of "boys & girls" in an homage to low budget 1950s TV kiddie-shows such as Howdy Doody and Pinky Lee. Pee-wee spends the day with his friends and fellow citizens of Puppetland (including Pterri the...

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...never before seen in 3-D, including The Diamond Wizard and the Universal short subject, Hawaiian Nights with Mamie Van Doren and Pinky Lee. Other "re-premieres" of films not seen since their original release in stereoscopic form included Cease...

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including I Love Lucy, Name That Tune, The Saturday Night Review, and variety shows hosted by Ralph Edwards, Dennis Day, Pinky Lee, Edgar Bergen, and Ezio Pinza. For four years (1953-1957), she was a regular cast member on the Bob...

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...featured a headline star who came out of retirement and a cast of talented unknowns. They included "Sugar Babes," starring Pinky Lee, "Bubbling Brown Sugar," starring Cab Calloway, and "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,"...

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...marbles on Howdy Doody, a robber on Sky King hits a blind kid whose guide dog later turns the guy's arm into Alpo, and here's Pinky Lee, who almost alone made Pee-wee Herman possible. The kid audience on Andy's Gang remains sociopathic,...

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