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 theatre lover, was Craig's No. 1 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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Brian Bradley is a writer, journalist, and biographer and works at the Toronto Star. He has researched the lives of Craig Russell and Lori Russell Eadie for over a decade. Brian lives in Hamilton, Ontario.
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Author's Note
Preface
1. All of Me
2. Real Men
3. Frankie and John
4. Quiet Please, There's a Lady Onstage
5. Starman
6. Outrageous
7. Fever
8. Hello, Dolly
9. It Ain't Easy
10. You Made Me Love You
11. Don't Rain on My Parade
12. Too Outrageous
13. Lili Marlene
14. The Music of the Night
15. Courage, Madame
16. What'll I Do
17. Over the Rainbow
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Image Credits
Index