Original Cockette Rumi Missabu returns to the Bureau (virtually) to regale us with stories of Madame Spivy, unsung LGBTQ pioneer. Featuring film clips and tales of the Brooklyn-born entertainer!

“Madame Spivy was born on September 30, 1906 in Brooklyn, New York, USA as Bertha Levine. She was an actress, known for Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962), The Manchurian Candidate (1962) and All Fall Down (1962). She died on January 7, 1971 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

“Operated the nightclub Spivy’s Roof, New York City, 1940-1951.” (IMDB)

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