{"product_id":"us-donnie-9798372553835","title":"Us: The life and times of Kenneth-Kate","description":"Kenneth\/Kate US is based upon a true story, taken from several books by Kenneth aka Kate Marlowe as well as other source materials.\u003cbr\u003eKenneth has been described as one of the gayest and most openly homosexual personalities of the late '50s and early '60s. Whom at this moment in time, has been almost forgotten.\u003cbr\u003eHe went from being a hustler, female impersonator, drag stripper, call boy, male madam, [to name just a few things he did] and hairdresser to some of the most famous women in Hollywood including Gypsy Rose Lee, Sally Rand, Imogene Coca, Hedda Hopper, Phyllis Diller and others. His career also included authoring several books, producing a magazine, writing, directing, and producing several films and stage shows and at the age of 50 began transitioning and soon after, marrying a man in San Quentin prison. Kenneth, now Kate made history by being the first transexual to be married in a California prison.\u003cbr\u003eArmistead Maupin, author of the widely popular books and mini-series \u003ci\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/i\u003e met Kate. He said in a July 2010 interview, \"\u003ci\u003eI met Kenneth Marlow(e) in 1972 when he was in the process of being Kate Marlowe. He threw a fundraising Big Band dance at which Sally Rand (then 70) performed her famous fan dance under a VERY DIM blue bulb. He called the evening \"The Ball To End All Balls.\" When I interviewed her later (Kate) she said she'd grown up in a whorehouse in Winnemucca, Nevada. I'm not at all sure that was true, but it was a fascinating detail, so I appropriated it for Anna Madrigal in Tales of the City.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis books is a companion piece to the off-Broadway play about Kenneth\/Kate's life entitled \u003ci\u003eMake Me Gorgeous \u003c\/i\u003eby this author with additional material by Wade McCollum.\u003cbr\u003eSit back, relax and take the ride.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donnie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798372553835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d","brand":"Donnie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800915194111,"sku":"9798372553835","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/us-donnie-9798372553835","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}