Lori Shannon

Lori Shannon
Born May 18, 1938(1938-05-18)
Santa Barbara, California U.S.
Died February 13, 1984(1984-02-13) (aged 45)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation Female impersonator, actor, comedian

Lori Shannon (born Don Seymour McLean, May 18, 1938 – died February 13, 1984) was an openly gay[1] female impersonator who was long associated with the drag revues at the famous Finocchio's nightclub in San Francisco.[2] He also wrote an entertainment column for the Bay Area Reporter.[3] His stage persona was notable for his size (6'6"), raspy basso voice, and sarcastic humor.

To the general public, Shannon is best known for portraying female impersonator Beverly LaSalle in three episodes of the long-running U.S. television sitcom All in the Family. The episodes in which he appears are "Archie the Hero" (1975), "Beverly Rides Again" (1976), and "Edith's Crisis of Faith, Part 1" (1977).

He died of a heart attack at the age of 45 on February 13, 1984.

References

  1. ^ Romesburg, Don (2005-09-13). "Openly gay TV actors". The Advocate. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2005_Sept_13/ai_n15655290. Retrieved 2007-07-03. 
  2. ^ Hamlin, Jesse (1999-11-04). "What a Drag: Finocchio's to Close: Cross-dressers have entertained at club for 63 years". San Francisco Chronicle. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/1999/11/04/MN8972.DTL&type=performance. Retrieved 2007-07-03. 
  3. ^ "Interview with David De Alba". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927195213/http://phantomdragon.com/THELEGEND/Lee-Da.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-03. 

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