George "Beetlepuss" Lewis: Best Banana in Burlesque
George “Beetlepuss” Lewis (1901-1955) started out in vaudeville but achieved his greatest fame in burlesque, where he was one of the most popular comedians. Lewis appears to have worked with everybody in burlesque, and was based primarily on the West Coast. Robert Alda was one of his partners. Alan Alda writes fondly about him in […]