June 18th, 2013 at 12:01PM
Nejla Ates     aka. “The Exquisite Turkish Delight”.. Cass Franklin is listed as Nejla’s “personal manager”.. But he was also a singer at the ‘LATIN QUARTER’, and an integral part of Lou Walters’ management team; handling all of the contracts for performing talent. This would seem a direct conflict of interest, to most observers..  A Turkish newspaper reported that he was also a man with a gambling problem. And that he’d been siphoning off enormous sums of money from the nightclub’s accounts, to pay off these personal debts..  When the thefts were discovered in June of ‘59, Franklin commited suicide. He was 47 years old..

Nejla Ates     aka. “The Exquisite Turkish Delight”..

Cass Franklin is listed as Nejla’s “personal manager”.. But he was also a singer at the ‘LATIN QUARTER’, and an integral part of Lou Walters’ management team; handling all of the contracts for performing talent. This would seem a direct conflict of interest, to most observers.. 

A Turkish newspaper reported that he was also a man with a gambling problem. And that he’d been siphoning off enormous sums of money from the nightclub’s accounts, to pay off these personal debts..  When the thefts were discovered in June of ‘59, Franklin commited suicide. He was 47 years old..

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May 25th, 2013 at 7:53PM
la-dulzura: Nejla Ates appears on the cover of a 50’s-era album cover..

la-dulzura:

Nejla Ates appears on the cover of a 50’s-era album cover..

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April 28th, 2013 at 10:17AM
burleskateer: In November of ‘54, Nejla Ates poses for N.Y. sculptor Albino Manca.. Famed Broadway publicist David Merrick commissioned the life-size statue, and placed it in a well-travelled section of Central Park; as a well-crafted publicity stunt designed to promote the star of his current Burlesque musical: ‘FANNY’..

burleskateer:

In November of ‘54, Nejla Ates poses for N.Y. sculptor Albino Manca..

Famed Broadway publicist David Merrick commissioned the life-size statue, and placed it in a well-travelled section of Central Park; as a well-crafted publicity stunt designed to promote the star of his current Burlesque musical: ‘FANNY’..

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March 26th, 2013 at 2:17PM
burleskateer: Nejla Ates Hoisted aloft by onstage revellers at the ‘Latin Quarter’ nightclub in NYC; sometime in the 1950’s..

burleskateer:

Nejla Ates

Hoisted aloft by onstage revellers at the ‘Latin Quarter’ nightclub in NYC; sometime in the 1950’s..

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March 6th, 2013 at 9:05PM
Nejla Ates      aka. “The Exquisite Turkish Delight”.. More pics of Nejla can be found here..

Nejla Ates      aka. “The Exquisite Turkish Delight”..

More pics of Nejla can be found here..

(via girliemagazine)

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March 2nd, 2013 at 5:02PM
Nejla Ates takes a break with actor Vincent Price, during the filming of Howard Hughes’ 1955 film: ‘Son Of Sinbad’..  Nejla played a dancer in the marketplace that briefly distracts Price’s character (“Omar Khayyam”) from his search for Sinbad..

Nejla Ates takes a break with actor Vincent Price, during the filming of Howard Hughes’ 1955 film: ‘Son Of Sinbad’..  Nejla played a dancer in the marketplace that briefly distracts Price’s character (“Omar Khayyam”) from his search for Sinbad..

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March 2nd, 2013 at 3:57PM
dtxmcclain: Film poster for Howard Hughes’ 1955 movie: ‘Son Of Sinbad’, which featured Lili St. Cyr in a starring role.. As well as cameos with popular Burlesque dancers: Nejla Ates and Kalantan..

dtxmcclain:

Film poster for Howard Hughes’ 1955 movie: ‘Son Of Sinbad’, which featured Lili St. Cyr in a starring role.. As well as cameos with popular Burlesque dancers: Nejla Ates and Kalantan..

(via klappersacks)

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February 10th, 2013 at 8:03PM
burleskateer: Nejla Ates kicks into a dynamic pose for the cover of this November ‘53 issue of ‘People Today’ magazine; a popular 50’s-era Men’s Pocket Digest..

burleskateer:

Nejla Ates kicks into a dynamic pose for the cover of this November ‘53 issue of ‘People Today’ magazine; a popular 50’s-era Men’s Pocket Digest..

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October 26th, 2012 at 12:00PM
Nejla Ates     aka. “The Exquisite Turkish Delight”.. A vintage 50’s-era autographed promo postcard..

Nejla Ates     aka. “The Exquisite Turkish Delight”..

A vintage 50’s-era autographed promo postcard..

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September 17th, 2012 at 5:58PM
Nejla Ates In performance at the ‘Latin Quarter’ nightclub in NYC; sometime in the mid-1950’s..

Nejla Ates

In performance at the ‘Latin Quarter’ nightclub in NYC; sometime in the mid-1950’s..

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