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Phyllis Dixey

24/11/2011

Fourties striptease artiste stripped of recognition

She caused controversy stripping off her clothes for WWII troops and now she’s being stripped of a commemorative plaque by angry residents.

By Jess Osbaldeston

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24/11/2011

From the stage to the streets

Tom Ward explains why 1940s burlesque dancer Phyllis Dixey deserves more than a plaque

By Tom Ward

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