About me

 

aka  Doris Gohlke

l was born in BERLIN, GERMANY  at the stroke of midnight, 7/8
on a full moon, ...... the year of the snake 1941

Raised in Berlin, Germany

Went to fashion and art school

1950s

Worked as a fashion model and designer in Montreal
and also did fashion modeling and designing
 4 Lorna Mea fashion Co.

1960s

Hollywood California

Pin-up model in the 50s - early 60s  
started in burlesque 1959
 (worked with Sally Rand in 1965 in Hollywood,
 Lili St Cyr in 1959 at the El Rancho
in L.A, Tura Satana etc.

 Worked the Club Largo in Hollywood, opened the Body Shop in 1962


1971  I GOT my AMERICAN CITZENSHIP


1970s
traveled and worked "on the road'

 Danced  in and  from Canada to Mexico and over 40 states in the US,
from CA.2 FLA. 3 N.Y. etc

I retired from Burlesque in 1980 in Las Vegas ( .....and lived happily ever after,)

l designed all of my wardrobe

I am a member of the Burlesque Hall of Fame
 and LIVING LEGENDS
(book by Jane Briggeman)

OVER THE YEARS I POSED FOR MANY MAGAZINE COVERS and CENTERFOLDS

I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH SOME OF THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE 1950's and 60s 

PETER GOWLAND

MARIO CASILLI

KEN PARKER

 PETER  JAMES SAMERJAN

GEORGE WM. STEPHENS
SANDY FIELDS
AARON SCOTTY SPEARSE
CAESAR GUEST
BRUCE GILBERT
RON VOGEL
DEREK McCUMBA
DON GORDEN the actor
MEL FERRER the actor
KEITH BERNARD,
 BERNARD BERNARD

To name a few.

l also  do oil painting

 l have exotic birds, Chihuahuas and fish(aquarium and pond, which l build myself)
love all kinds of reptiles and other  misunderstood creatures


l grow my own veggies , etc
and
l`m a great gardener,   like 2 watch "things" grow

Delilah

ps
l`m also a great nurse