Tag: Pink Flamingo

Richard Dutton

Richard Dutton pic

June 17, 1935 – November 2, 1990

Richard Dutton grew up in Birmingham, graduated from high school in 1953, and served as a medic in the U.S. Army.  Following his military service, he held retail jobs before starting bartending at Tiffany’s in the early 1970s.  He later operated the Cove with Lin Shampine and Norm Schwartz and then worked for Menjo’s and staffed the door at the Pink Flamingo.  At age 55, Dutton took his own life.

Cruise, November 14, 1990

Dennis Duvall

Dennis Duvall pic

March 8, 1961 – August 31, 1992

Dennis Wayne Duvall was born in Monroe, earned a B.S. in Arts Management from Eastern Michigan University, and worked as a manager for Frames Unlimited.  In the persona of Lisa Carlisle, Duvall performed at the Rubaiyat and Nectarine Ballroom in Ann Arbor and at such bars as Backstreet, the Deck, Gigi’s, and the Pink Flamingo in Detroit.  Duvall won the Miss Gay Ann Arbor title for 1985-86.

Cruise, September 9, 1992

Michigan Tribune, September 1992