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Outrageous Misfits
- Author
- Brian Bradley
- Narrator
- Brian Bradley
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 8 December 2020
- Run Time
- 8 hours 48 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Craig Russell was an internationally admired entertainer and actor, known for his outrageous impersonations of some of Hollywood's greatest female celebrities: Mae West, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Carol Channing, and Judy Garland, to name a few. Lori Russell Eadie, a shy theater lover, was Craig's number-one fan and, eventually, his wife.
Together they were fun, fabulous, and eschewed convention. But behind the curtains, Craig and Lori's lives were troubled by their mental health, drug addiction, sexual assault, and abuse.
Through nearly one hundred interviews and extensive research, Outrageous Misfits reveals the life and legacy of one of the world's most popular female impersonators and his biggest fan.
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Details
- Author
- Brian Bradley
- Narrator
- Brian Bradley
- Duration
- 8 hours 48 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 December 2020
- ISBN
- 9781705272787
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Biography: general, LGBTQ+ / Gay and Lesbian Studies, Biography: arts and entertainment
Synopsis
Lights! Camera! Outrageous! Superstar female impersonator Craig Russell and the birth of drag on the international stage.Craig Russell was an internationally admired entertainer and actor, known for his outrageous impersonations of some of Hollywood's greatest female celebrities: Mae West, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Carol Channing, and Judy Garland, to name a few. Lori Russell Eadie, a shy theater lover, was Craig's number-one fan and, eventually, his wife.Together they were fun, fabulous, and eschewed convention. But behind the curtains, Craig and Lori's lives were troubled by their mental health, drug addiction, sexual assault, and abuse.Through nearly one hundred interviews and extensive research, Outrageous Misfits reveals the life and legacy of one of the world's most popular female impersonators and his biggest fan.
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