Dorian Corey

Dorian Corey (circa 1937 – 29 August 1993) was an American crossdresser performer and designer featured in the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning.

Corey grew up in Buffalo, New York. After studying at the Parsons The New School for Design, Corey toured in the 1960s in the Pearl Box Revue, a cabaret drag act.^[1]

Corey died of AIDS related complications at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in Manhattan.^[2]

After Corey's death, the mummified body of Robert Worley (aka Robert Wells), was found in Corey's belongings with a gunshot wound to the head.^[3]

Dorian was a member of the Pearl Box Revue, a group of night club performers managed by Jay Joyce. The group traveled up and down cities and venues on the East Coast. The group consisted of Miss Dorian, Jay Joyce, Clyddie McCoy and Tony LaFrisky.

References

1. ^ Cunningham, Michael (May 1998). The Slap of Love. Open City, volume 6
2. ^ Staff report. (August 31, 1993). Dorian Corey Is Dead; A Drag Film Star, 56. New York Times
3. ^ Edward Conlon. The Drag Queen and the Mummy. Transition, No. 65 (1995), pp. 4-24

External links

• Dorian Corey at the Internet Movie Database
• Sally's Hideaway history

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