Betty Rowland, One of Burlesque's Last Queens, Dies at 106 Known as “the Red Headed Ball of Fire,” she began performing at age 14, became a headliner on two coasts, and outlived most of her peers.

The Ball of Fire Betty Rowland, 94, was a burlesque dancer from the late 30s into the early 60s and performed regularly at places like the Follies Theater in Downtown.

Betty Rowland obituary: One of the last queens of American burlesque The dancer, nicknamed Ball of Fire, earned big money in the racy shows’ glory years in the 1930s and 1940s Expand ...

In her one-bedroom apartment in Brentwood, Betty Rowland recently thumbed through a pile of fan mail scattered on her dining room table. The letters sat next to seven photographs of her as a ...

Betty Rowland Probasco, champion golfer and champion for the FCA, earned her final victory into glory on June 30, 2025. She was preceded in death by her husband Scotty Probasco, who affectionately ...