Sherry Britton(1918-2008)
- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Fleeing an adolescence marred with domestic violence, foster homes and
an abusive first husband, Sherry Britton started stripping at the age
of fifteen at the People's Theater on the Bowery in Lower Manhattan.
She received ten cents a performance. Along with her physical
attributes -- an 18" waist; knee length brown hair -- she was very
intelligent and earned a bachelor of arts degree from Fordham
University at the age of sixty-three. She worked USO shows during World
War II and received an honorary commission as a Brigadier General. She
was also a trained belly dancer, and acted on Broadway.
