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Fellini : [the biography]
New York St. Martin's Press 1994
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At the end of August 1974 he flew to New York with Giulietta, Guerra and Franco Cristaldi for the US opening of Amarcord. They swept in to excellent reviews, but Fellini was offhand with the press. "I am the author of the picture, not a salesman,' he said. 'But I am asked to help, so I try to help.' The trip also provided a new performer for ''Casanova'', the stripper 'Chesty' Morgan, whose 200 centimetre breasts wallowed to her navel.
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Some sequences disappeared altogether, including Chesty Morgan's entire role as the maid Barbarina...
 
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I think someone typical of the umpiring professional was Dick Stello, who died in 1987. He was a class act. He taught me a lot, including off-the-field behavior. He even gave me one of his best suitcases, just handed it over and said, "Here, use this," because he said I wasn't packing correctly.
Dick [Stello] died at age fifty-three when he and a friend stopped along Route 33 in Florida to put a tag on a car they'd just purchased. Another car, swerving to avoid a crash, plowed into him. What a waste.
Dick was married to a stripper named Chesty Morgan. She didn't get her nickname for those big brown eyes. One evening he took us to one of his wife's shows.
I guess you have to understand that Dick was raised in show business, was a great singer himself, and to him, this was show biz. Of course to us, his three partners, this was very different. The opening number was a riot: Chesty comes out on stage led by two midgets, each holding aloft one of her finest assets. It was a riot, but here we were sitting with her husband. What were you supposed to say under the circumstances? Hey, nice boobs? The most amazing thing was going backstage with Dick after the show to meet his wife, and all of the other strippers strolling around, naked and almost unaware of the visiters. It's still one of the strangest nights of my life.
Dick died at age fifty-three when he and a friend stopped along Route 33 in Florida to put a tag on a car they'd just purchased. Another car, swerving to avoid a crash, plowed into him. What a waste.


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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.<ref name="Chesty Morgan belongs to world"/> A preliminary request to prevent further actions against the establishment was denied.<ref name="Massachusetts Cases"/> 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.<ref name="Chesty Morgan belongs to world"/> The appeal was argued on September 19, 1984,<ref>{{cite book|chapter=App. 977 Chesty MORGAN et al.1 TOWN OF STOUGHTON et al.2 Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.|year=1985|title=North eastern reporter. second series|publisher= |location= |isbn= |pages=p.139}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Massachusetts Cases"/>
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.<ref name="Chesty Morgan belongs to world"/> A preliminary request to prevent further actions against the establishment was denied.<ref name="Massachusetts Cases"/> 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.<ref name="Chesty Morgan belongs to world"/> The appeal was argued on September 19, 1984,<ref>{{cite book|chapter=App. 977 Chesty MORGAN et al.1 TOWN OF STOUGHTON et al.2 Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.|year=1985|title=North eastern reporter. second series|publisher= |location= |isbn= |pages=p.139}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Massachusetts Cases"/>


==''Deadly Weapons''==
==''[[Deadly Weapons]]''==
[[Image:deadly_weapons.jpg|240px|thumb|left|Chesty in ''[[Deadly Weapons]]'' (1974)]]
[[Image:deadly_weapons.jpg|240px|thumb|left|Chesty in ''[[Deadly Weapons]]'' (1974)]]
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."
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."
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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!"<ref name="Half-Elf"/>
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!"<ref name="Half-Elf"/>


==''[[Double Agent 73]]''==


[[Image:Chestymorgan001.jpg|240px|thumb|left|Chesty in ''[[Double Agent 73]]'' (1974)]]
[[Image:Chestymorgan001.jpg|240px|thumb|left|Chesty in ''[[Double Agent 73]]'' (1974)]]
==''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 in progress, ''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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==References==
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Background

Chesty Morgan was born Lillian Wilczowski about 1941.[9]

She was married to National Baseball League umpire Dick Stello with whom she was reported to be living in Florida in 1979.[5]


Stripping career

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.[8] Once Morgan had made her way to the stage, she would begin stripping to a popular song such as "Delilah" (1968).[8] 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."[3]

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.[2] 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."[8]

Chesty Morgan's daily wardrobe consisted of bras made by the Texas company Command Performance. A 1979 article reported that they cost $50 each.[5] 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.[8]

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."[8]

Proud of his wife's career, and a talented singer who grew up with show business connections himself, 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?"[2]

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."[8]

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."[7]

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.[5]


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.[8] A preliminary request to prevent further actions against the establishment was denied.[3] 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.[8] The appeal was argued on September 19, 1984,[10] 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.[3]

Deadly Weapons

Chesty in Deadly Weapons (1974)

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!"[6]

Double Agent 73

Chesty in Double Agent 73 (1974)

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 in progress, Fellini's Casanova.[1] Morgan's scene with Donald Sutherland was filmed, and can be seen in an Italian documentary on the film.[11] Morgan's role was that of Barbarina, a maid. During the cutting of the film, however, Morgan's entire scene was removed.[12]

Chesty as Barberina in Fellini's Casanova (1976)

Filmography

Title Released Company Director Starring Notes
Deadly Weapons April 1974 Juri Productions
Hallmark Releasing Corp.
Doris Wishman Chesty Morgan
Double Agent 73 1974 Juri Productions
International Film Distributors
Tigon Film Distributors
Doris Wishman Chesty Morgan
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.[13]
  • Celebrity Sleuth (1997, vol. 11 #1), p.61.[13]
  • Fling (July 1979), "Chesty Morgan: Life on Top", pp.48-51.[13]
  • Gent (December 1974)
  • Gent (May 1980), p.38-43. "Chesty Morgan and Her Magnificent Bazooms" (interview).[13]
  • Hustler (September 1979), "Udder Nonsense", p.15.[13]
  • Playboy (December 1976), p. 128. (image from Fellini's Casanova)[13]
  • Scoop (Denmark) (1982, issue #8), "Chesty Morgan - bystflickornas Muhammad Ali!" p. 38-39.[13]
  • Score (August 1992)
  • Score Holiday (1999)
  • Voluptuous (August 1998)

External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Baxter, John (1994). Fellini: The Biography. New York: St. Martin's Press, pp.174-175. ISBN 0-312-11273-4. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gregg, Eric (1985). "My Colleagues", Working the Plate; The Eric Gregg Story, pp.174-175. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 CHESTY MORGAN & others vs. TOWN OF STOUGHTON & others. 18 Mass. App. Ct. 977. Massachusetts Cases (November 2, 1984). Retrieved on December 20, 2008.
  4. Le jazz acidique. www.worldcat.org. Retrieved on December 20, 2008.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Cansino, Barbara. "Phoning the funnies; Trivia", Winnipeg Free Press (Winnipeg, Manitoba), October 25, 1979, p. 45.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Half-Elf. "Hefty Cleavage Does More Than Fill Custom-Made Bra", The Mass Media (Boston, Massachussetts), April 25, 1974, p. 12.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Chesty", The Independent (Long Beach, California), February 6, 1975, p. 2.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 "Chesty Morgan Belongs to World", The Paris News (Paris, Texas), (Associated Press), December 28, 1983, p. 65.
  9. 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.
  10. (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. 
  11. Chesty Morgan In Fellini Casanova Videos. www.truveo.com/. Retrieved on December 21, 2008.
  12. Baxter (1994), p.313.
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 Publicity for Chesty Morgan. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on December 19, 2008. (Google translation)

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