With a name like Tempest Storm, fireworks were inevitable.
Fiery red hair, commanding eyes, and unstoppable ambition
turned a small-town runaway into one of burlesque’s brightest stars.
Born Annie Blanche Banks on Leap Day, 1928, in Eastman, Georgia, she
escaped poverty and abuse by running away at fourteen.
After two brief teenage marriages, she left for Hollywood,
chasing dreams far bigger than her hometown.
