Noel Toy
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Noel Toy (Ngun Yee, b. 1921, d. 2004, the "Chinese Sally Rand") was a burlesque performer famous for her fan dance and bubble dance, initially at the Forbidden City (nightclub) in San Francisco, California. [1]
She later performed her routines at the Stork Club and other venues in New York City, before returning to San Francisco, where in 1945 she met a soldier and actor Carleton Young, with whom she was married until his death in 1994. In her later years she had many small parts in films and television, including a role in Big Trouble in Little China and frequent portrayals of Korean villagers in M*A*S*H.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Chuck Squatriglia. "Noel Toy: famed exotic dancer of '40s", San Francisco Chronicle, January 23, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
