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|alias= Zsa Zsa<br>Lillian Stello<ref name="Phoning the funnies"/> | |alias= Zsa Zsa<br>Chesty Garbo<ref>{{cite news |first=Joe|last=Falls|title=Joe Falls Column: Ding Dong! It's Montreal Ace|work=Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah)|publisher= |page=72|date=April 21, 1974}}</ref><br>Lillian Stello<ref name="Phoning the funnies"/> | ||
|real name= Lillian Wilczowski<ref name="February 6, 1975"/> | |real name= Lillian Wilczowski<ref name="February 6, 1975"/> | ||
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'''Chesty Morgan''' was an exotic dancer and film actress, notably in two films directed by [[Doris Wishman]]. | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Chesty Morgan was born Lillian Wilczowski about 1941.<ref>Chesty Morgan is often reported to have been born in 1928, but according to a news report-- "Chesty", ''The Independent (Long Beach, California)'', February 6, 1975-- she was 34 years of age in February 1975, making her birth to be about 1941.</ref> | Chesty Morgan was born Lillian Wilczowski about 1941.<ref>Chesty Morgan is often reported to have been born in 1928, but according to a news report-- "Chesty", ''The Independent (Long Beach, California)'', February 6, 1975-- she was 34 years of age in February 1975, making her birth to be about 1941.</ref> | ||
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She was married to National Baseball League umpire Dick Stello with whom she was reported to be living in Florida in 1979.<ref name="Phoning the funnies"/> | She was married to National Baseball League umpire Dick Stello with whom she was reported to be living in Florida in 1979.<ref name="Phoning the funnies"/> | ||
==Stripping career== | |||
Though Morgan's film performances are often the subject of ridicule from critics, her stripping career was quite successful. | |||
Chesty Morgan's regular performance began with a walk through her audience. She would talk with members of the audience and allow them to feel and fondle her breasts, encouraging them to test that they were real.<ref name="Chesty Morgan belongs to world"/> Once Morgan had made her way to the stage, she would begin stripping to a popular song such as "Delilah" (1968).<ref name="Chesty Morgan belongs to world"/> A courtroom description of Morgan's act states that while on stage, she would, "occasionally [invite] a patron to come up to the edge of the stage, but not on the stage, and [permit] him or her to touch the top portion of breasts above the neckline of the negligee, or to put his or her face into the top portion of her breasts while she [shook] them in a kootchy-kootchy fashion."<ref name="Massachusetts Cases"/> | Chesty Morgan's regular performance began with a walk through her audience. She would talk with members of the audience and allow them to feel and fondle her breasts, encouraging them to test that they were real.<ref name="Chesty Morgan belongs to world"/> Once Morgan had made her way to the stage, she would begin stripping to a popular song such as "Delilah" (1968).<ref name="Chesty Morgan belongs to world"/> A courtroom description of Morgan's act states that while on stage, she would, "occasionally [invite] a patron to come up to the edge of the stage, but not on the stage, and [permit] him or her to touch the top portion of breasts above the neckline of the negligee, or to put his or her face into the top portion of her breasts while she [shook] them in a kootchy-kootchy fashion."<ref name="Massachusetts Cases"/> | ||
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Morgan's philosophy about her career was that she was sharing her natural endowment with her audience. "My boobs belong to the world," she said, "They're attached to my body, but they belong to the public."<ref name="Chesty Morgan belongs to world"/> | Morgan's philosophy about her career was that she was sharing her natural endowment with her audience. "My boobs belong to the world," she said, "They're attached to my body, but they belong to the public."<ref name="Chesty Morgan belongs to world"/> | ||
==Marriage== | |||
[[Image:Chesty_and_Husband.jpg|240px|thumb|left|Chesty Morgan with her husband, National League umpire Dick Stello before Morgan's nightclub act in Boston, November 13, 1975.]] | |||
When Morgan met National League umpire Dick Stello, his first words to her were, "My, my. 73 inches- why, that's over 6 feet!"<ref name="Hot Line"/> A talented singer who grew up with show business connections himself,<ref name="Eric Gregg"/> for some time Stello spent his winters as a nightclub MC in New York and New Jersey.<ref name="Hot Line"/> | |||
Proud of his wife's career, Morgan's husband sometimes took his sports colleagues to her performances. In his autobiography, fellow Major League Baseball umpire Eric Gregg recalled seeing one of Morgan's performances with Stello. He called the experience, "one of the strangest nights of my life." | Proud of his wife's career, Morgan's husband sometimes took his sports colleagues to her performances. In his autobiography, fellow Major League Baseball umpire Eric Gregg recalled seeing one of Morgan's performances with Stello. He called the experience, "one of the strangest nights of my life." | ||
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During the baseball off-season Morgan and Stello lived together in St. Petersburg, Florida.<ref name="Hot Line"/> | During the baseball off-season Morgan and Stello lived together in St. Petersburg, Florida.<ref name="Hot Line"/> | ||
==Legal battles== | |||
In connection with her occupation, Chesty Morgan had several encounters with the law. Morgan attributed these troubles to politics. In 1983 she told a reporter, "The reason I get in trouble, you know, is because of these people that run for politics. These politicians don't like the hoochy-koochy."<ref name="Chesty Morgan belongs to world"/> | In connection with her occupation, Chesty Morgan had several encounters with the law. Morgan attributed these troubles to politics. In 1983 she told a reporter, "The reason I get in trouble, you know, is because of these people that run for politics. These politicians don't like the hoochy-koochy."<ref name="Chesty Morgan belongs to world"/> | ||
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==''Fellini's Casanova''== | ==''Fellini's Casanova''== | ||
The celebrated Italian director Federico Fellini and his wife were in New York in late August 1974 in conjunction with the U.S. release of his most recent film, ''Amarcord'' (1973). During the visit, Fellini became aware of Chesty Morgan and her prodigious physique, and decided to include her in his film | The celebrated Italian director Federico Fellini and his wife were in New York in late August 1974 in conjunction with the U.S. release of his most recent film, ''Amarcord'' (1973). During the visit, Fellini became aware of Chesty Morgan and her prodigious physique, and decided to include her in his next film, ''Fellini's Casanova''.<ref name="Fellini Baxter p300">{{cite book |first=John|last=Baxter |year=1994|title=Fellini: The Biography|publisher=St. Martin's Press|location=New York|isbn=0-312-11273-4|pages=pp.174-175}}</ref> Morgan's scene with Donald Sutherland was filmed, and can be seen in an Italian documentary on the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.truveo.com/search.php?query=Chesty+Morgan+in+Fellini+Casanova&uqs=|title=Chesty Morgan In Fellini Casanova Videos|accessdate=December 21, 2008|publisher=[http://www.truveo.com/ www.truveo.com/]}}</ref> Morgan's role was that of Barbarina, a maid. During the cutting of the film, however, Morgan's entire scene was removed.<ref>Baxter (1994), p.313.</ref> | ||
[[Image:fellini_casanova_barberina.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Chesty as Barberina in Fellini's ''Casanova'' (1976)]] | [[Image:fellini_casanova_barberina.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Chesty as Barberina in Fellini's ''Casanova'' (1976)]] | ||
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| Also known as | Zsa Zsa Chesty Garbo[11] Lillian Stello[7] |
| Born | [[:Category:1941[9] or 1928 births|1941[9] or 1928]] Poland |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian |
| Nationality | American |
| Body | |
| Measurements | 73-32-36 |
| Bra/cup size | G (same as FF cup) |
| Boobs | Natural |
| Body type | Average |
| Hair | Blonde |
| Performances | |
| Shown | Topless |
| Databases | |
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Chesty Morgan was an exotic dancer and film actress, notably in two films directed by Doris Wishman.
Background
Chesty Morgan was born Lillian Wilczowski about 1941.[12]
She was married to National Baseball League umpire Dick Stello with whom she was reported to be living in Florida in 1979.[7]
Stripping career
Though Morgan's film performances are often the subject of ridicule from critics, her stripping career was quite successful.
Chesty Morgan's regular performance began with a walk through her audience. She would talk with members of the audience and allow them to feel and fondle her breasts, encouraging them to test that they were real.[10] Once Morgan had made her way to the stage, she would begin stripping to a popular song such as "Delilah" (1968).[10] A courtroom description of Morgan's act states that while on stage, she would, "occasionally [invite] a patron to come up to the edge of the stage, but not on the stage, and [permit] him or her to touch the top portion of breasts above the neckline of the negligee, or to put his or her face into the top portion of her breasts while she [shook] them in a kootchy-kootchy fashion."[5]
During her act, Morgan employed much humor directed at her physical attributes. Her walk to the stage would sometimes include two midgets. They would march in front of Morgan, each supporting one of her mammaries.[4] Her speech while on stage included such jokes as, "You know why my feet so small? Because things don't grow in the shade, that's why."[10]
Chesty Morgan's daily wardrobe consisted of bras made by the Texas company Command Performance. A 1979 article reported that they cost $50 each.[7] On stage she wore an elaborate costume which included an ostrich plume shawl and a black, silver-sequined gown which she had purchased for over $5,000.[10]
Morgan's philosophy about her career was that she was sharing her natural endowment with her audience. "My boobs belong to the world," she said, "They're attached to my body, but they belong to the public."[10]
Marriage
When Morgan met National League umpire Dick Stello, his first words to her were, "My, my. 73 inches- why, that's over 6 feet!"[2] A talented singer who grew up with show business connections himself,[4] for some time Stello spent his winters as a nightclub MC in New York and New Jersey.[2]
Proud of his wife's career, Morgan's husband sometimes took his sports colleagues to her performances. In his autobiography, fellow Major League Baseball umpire Eric Gregg recalled seeing one of Morgan's performances with Stello. He called the experience, "one of the strangest nights of my life." Gregg remembered Stello as "a class act", generous and a teacher to him. He wrote that seeing Morgan's show was, "a riot", but that his thoughts on the situation were, "here we were sitting with her husband. What were you supposed to say under the circumstances? Hey, nice boobs?"[4]
During the baseball off-season Morgan and Stello lived together in St. Petersburg, Florida.[2]
Legal battles
In connection with her occupation, Chesty Morgan had several encounters with the law. Morgan attributed these troubles to politics. In 1983 she told a reporter, "The reason I get in trouble, you know, is because of these people that run for politics. These politicians don't like the hoochy-koochy."[10]
In early 1975, while performing at the 79th Street Burlesque in Miami, Morgan was arrested with two other strippers. Morgan was charged with "exposing parts of her body in a manner intended to arouse the sexual desire of onlookers."[9]
Morgan performed at the Winnepeg Playhouse in Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada from October 26th to October 30, 1979. The Manitoban, the campus newspaper for The University of Manitoba, refused to carry the advertisement for Morgan's appearance, claiming that it was sexist.[7]
While performing in Stoughton, Massachussetts in 1983, Morgan again came to the attention of law enforcement officials. Her long-time practise of allowing audience members to touch her was against the town's laws. Alex's Lounge, the establishment at which she had been performing, had their entertainment license suspended for one day and their liquor license suspended for five days due to Morgan's act.[10] A preliminary request to prevent further actions against the establishment was denied.[5] Morgan continued to perform at the lounge, but did not interact with her audience in her preliminary stroll to the stage. She claimed that the ban on touching infringed on her right to freedom of expression, and filed an appeal.[10] The appeal was argued on September 19, 1984,[13] claiming that Morgan's performance was "protected expression." On November 2 the decision was made against Morgan and George F. Alexopoulos, the owner of Alex's Lounge.[5]
Deadly Weapons
A contemporary Boston reviewer criticized Morgan's "lethargic" performance and characterized her as "pretty close to a zombie." The review continued, "It's obvious that Chesty... can't act," and summarized her performance techniques as, "she makes contortions with her mouth, she talks in 3 word sentences, and she fondles herself a lot."
The reviewer was also critical of Morgan's physical appearance, writing, "The skin on her chest was translucent and she had a bulging vein on the inside of her left breast. Her derriere was flabby and saggy." Nor did the reviewer find the costumes used in the film to his approval. "All she wore was frilly scoop neck shirts and frilly v-neck shirts that did not enhance the lure of her chest."
The review ended by noting that Morgan's genitalia are never exposed in the film, "a fact that has led to some nasty rumors that, perhaps. Chesty is really a man... I mean, you gotta have a strong back to carry around all that excess weight!"[8]
Double Agent 73
Fellini's Casanova
The celebrated Italian director Federico Fellini and his wife were in New York in late August 1974 in conjunction with the U.S. release of his most recent film, Amarcord (1973). During the visit, Fellini became aware of Chesty Morgan and her prodigious physique, and decided to include her in his next film, Fellini's Casanova.[3] Morgan's scene with Donald Sutherland was filmed, and can be seen in an Italian documentary on the film.[14] Morgan's role was that of Barbarina, a maid. During the cutting of the film, however, Morgan's entire scene was removed.[15]
Filmography
| Title | Released | Company | Director | Starring | Notes | |
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Deadly Weapons | April 1974 | Juri Productions Hallmark Releasing Corp. |
Doris Wishman | Chesty Morgan | |
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Double Agent 73 | 1974 | Juri Productions International Film Distributors Tigon Film Distributors |
Doris Wishman | Chesty Morgan | |
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Fellini's Casanova | 1976 | Produzioni Europee Associati Titanus Distribuzione Universal Pictures |
Federico Fellini | Donald Sutherland | Chesty Morgan's scenes deleted |
| Third Hand | 1981 |
Publications
- The Best of Score (1993), "The Legend of Chesty Morgan", p. 38-39.[16]
- Celebrity Sleuth (1997, vol. 11 #1), p.61.[16]
- Fling (July 1979), "Chesty Morgan: Life on Top", pp.48-51.[16]
- Gent (December 1974)
- Gent (May 1980), p.38-43. "Chesty Morgan and Her Magnificent Bazooms" (interview).[16]
- Hustler (September 1979), "Udder Nonsense", p.15.[16]
- Playboy (December 1976), p. 128. (image from Fellini's Casanova)[16]
- Scoop (Denmark) (1982, issue #8), "Chesty Morgan - bystflickornas Muhammad Ali!" p. 38-39.[16]
- Score (August 1992)
- Score Holiday (1999)
- Voluptuous (August 1998)
External links
- Chesty Morgan Worship Page archived from the original on February 2, 2008
- Chesty Morgan at The Big Breast Archive
- Chesty Morgan at the Pinup Tributes site
- Retrocrush
- NNDB Profile/Bio
- Rotten Tomatoes Profile
- Chesty Morgan Films Descriptions
- Vintage Boob
- Chesty Morgan In Fellini Casanova Videos. www.truveo.com/. Retrieved on December 21, 2008.
References
- ↑ "Her Name Fits", Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, New York), November 13, 1975, p. 52.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Herskowitz, Mickey. "Hot Line", Chronicle Telegram (Elyria, Ohio), October 05, 1975, p. C-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Baxter, John (1994). Fellini: The Biography. New York: St. Martin's Press, pp.174-175. ISBN 0-312-11273-4.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Gregg, Eric (1985). "My Colleagues", Working the Plate; The Eric Gregg Story, pp.174-175.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 CHESTY MORGAN & others vs. TOWN OF STOUGHTON & others. 18 Mass. App. Ct. 977. Massachusetts Cases (November 2, 1984). Retrieved on December 20, 2008.
- ↑ Le jazz acidique. www.worldcat.org. Retrieved on December 20, 2008.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Cansino, Barbara. "Phoning the funnies; Trivia", Winnipeg Free Press (Winnipeg, Manitoba), October 25, 1979, p. 45.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Half-Elf. "Hefty Cleavage Does More Than Fill Custom-Made Bra", The Mass Media (Boston, Massachussetts), April 25, 1974, p. 12.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Chesty", The Independent (Long Beach, California), February 6, 1975, p. 2.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 "Chesty Morgan Belongs to World", The Paris News (Paris, Texas), (Associated Press), December 28, 1983, p. 65.
- ↑ Falls, Joe. "Joe Falls Column: Ding Dong! It's Montreal Ace", Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah), April 21, 1974, p. 72.
- ↑ Chesty Morgan is often reported to have been born in 1928, but according to a news report-- "Chesty", The Independent (Long Beach, California), February 6, 1975-- she was 34 years of age in February 1975, making her birth to be about 1941.
- ↑ (1985) "App. 977 Chesty MORGAN et al.1 TOWN OF STOUGHTON et al.2 Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.", North eastern reporter. second series, p.139.
- ↑ Chesty Morgan In Fellini Casanova Videos. www.truveo.com/. Retrieved on December 21, 2008.
- ↑ Baxter (1994), p.313.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 Publicity for Chesty Morgan. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on December 19, 2008. (Google translation)
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