Known as “the Red Headed Ball of Fire,” she began performing at age 14, became a headliner on two coasts, and outlived most of her peers. By Penelope Green See more of our coverage in your search ...

Betty Rowland, the original “Ball of Fire,” was a grande dame of burlesque, a voluptuous 5-foot-1 dancer with flaming red hair — thus the stage name — and an energetic bump and grind. Her striptease, ...

She was known as the “Red-Headed Ball of Fire”, a title given her for her stature — she was a diminutive 5ft 1in — and her fiery hair. She found the moniker, which was often shortened to “Ball of Fire ...