Margaret Hart Ferraro

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Margaret Hart Ferraro (September 28, 1913January 30, 2000) was a New York City stripteaser who went on to become a real estate investor, and political wife in Los Angeles. She was married to John Ferraro, the Los Angeles City Council president. She died in Los Angeles on January 30, 2000. [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Martin, Douglas. "Margaret Hart Ferraro, Burlesque Queen, Dies", New York Times, 2000-01-30. Retrieved on 2007-08-21. "Mrs. Ferraro won fame under the name Margie Hart, and was billed as the poor man's Garbo. A line in the song Zip! in Lorenz Hart's Pal Joey refers to her: Who the hell is Margie Hart? Danny Kaye immortalized her in a song that talked about farmers who used to utterly utter when Margie Hart churned her butter."