Photograph: "Dana Manchester performing on cruise"

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Title

Photograph: "Dana Manchester performing on cruise"

Description

Image of Dana Manchester holding a lifebelt while performing on GayEscape cruise.

Dana Manchester (John Goodwin) was born in Kansas City, Missouri on July 24, 1956 and moved to Panama City with his family when he was 19. Considered by many as the "First Lady of Florida", Dana Manchester was relentless in his support for gay charity events and regularly attended local fund-raising events for HIV/AIDS. He performed regularly in Ft. Lauderdale but also performed across the United States, such as Atlanta, New York and San Francisco. He passed away on February 01, 2000 from pneumonia at the age of 44.

Creator

Unknown

Source

Drag Album

Publisher

Unknown

Contributor

Rodriguez, Alexis

Rights

Images may be used for educational purposes only.
Image credit: Image courtesy of LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida.
For all other purposes please email: floridalgbtqmuseum@gmail.com

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image/jpeg

Type

Photograph

Coverage

Unknown

Date Available

6/30/2020

Date Created

Unknown

Rights Holder

LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida

Files

Danan_Manchester394.jpg

Citation

Unknown, “Photograph: "Dana Manchester performing on cruise",” LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida - Digital Archive, accessed March 28, 2024, https://floridalgbtqmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/721.

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