Born on 12 January 1884 in Waco, Mary Louise Cecilia "Texas" Guinan played a gun-slinger and rode bareback in silent films, took New York by storm in 1906, and earned a salary of $700,000 as a speakeasy hostess. Here are highlights from a life led at full speed until 5 November 1933. Meet TEXAS GUINAN!

Monday, January 12, 2009

Texas Guinan: January 12th

A woman of restless energy, Texas Guinan was born in 1884 in Waco, Texas.
• • She moved to New York in 1907, where she rented a room for $2 a week at 72 Washington Square South, and later moved to 17 West 8th St., where she lived in an antique-filled duplex.
• • Let's all wish a happy birthday to dear, dear Texas Guinan on January 12th.
• • "Courting Mae West" — — a full-length play that features Texas Guinan — — was just nominated for several awards in New York City. The awards will be presented during April 2009.
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Texas Guinan.

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