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[โ€“] SSJMarx@lemm.ee 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Some Like it Hot came out in 1959, and is about two guys who disguise themselves as women to hide from the mob. It did gangbusters despite not being approved by the Hayes Code, and is considered today to be an all time classic.

[โ€“] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Mr. Television, Milton Berle did drag; as did such popular stars as Flip Wilson and Jonathan Winters.