Herbert Pollitt Born August 23rd

Herbert Charles Jerome Pollitt was birn August 23rd, 1871. Pollitt was friends with Aubrey Beardsley and was in a relationship with Aleister Crowley for a period until Crowley ended it. Pollitt performed on stage as "Diane de Rougy", a name based on Liane de Pougy, a friend of Beardsley and conquest of Natalie Barney.









There's a Facebook page for Pollitt here.

Julian Eltinge Born May 14th

William Dalton was born may 14th. 1883 in Newtonville, MA. Dalton would later go on to change his name to Julian Eltinge and become the greatest female impersonator of his day, if not within the last 150 years. A troop ship was named in his honor during the Korean War. There is much ambiguity about Eltinge's sexual orientation, thanks to the great efforts made by Eltinge himself to construct a macho male persona when not performing.

Read Kevin Landis' article in the Gay & Lesbian Review and visit the Julian Eltinge Project.