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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated April 27, 1964 reads, "Benita Kirkland, 29, better known as stripper 'Lady Midnight,' left, posed for family portrait last night after her marriage to burlesque comic Jimmy Mathews, 45, on stage at the New Follies Theater in Los Angeles. Her 10-year-old daughter, Michelle, right, served as the flower girl."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
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