Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: manhattan , new york united states - birth name: edith zack - death date: 01 april 2008 - birth date: 28 july 1918 - name: sherry britton - nationality: american - image: sherry britton.jpg - birth place: new brunswick , new jersey united states - alma mater: fordham university - occupation: burlesque dancer , actress Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of sherry britton .
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sherry britton -lrb- july 28 , 1918 -- april 1 , 2008 -rrb- was an american burlesque performer of the 1930s and early 1940s .the britton had an waist , and was once said to have a '' figure to die for . ''she got her stage name from a liquor store on a bottle of harvey 's bristol cream sherry .