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Gypsy Rose Lee (born Rose Louise Hovick, January 8, 1911 – April 26, 1970) was an American burlesque entertainer, stripper, actress, author, playwright and vedette, famous for her striptease act. Her 1957 memoir, Gypsy: A Memoir , was adapted into the 1959 stage musical Gypsy .
Gypsy Rose Lee was one of America's legendary entertainers. On this 100th anniversary of her birth, you may wonder just what makes her legacy endure.
Natalie Wood as Gypsy Rose Lee Rosalind Russell as "Mama Rose" Hovick. Gypsy is a 1962 American musical film produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy.The screenplay by Leonard Spigelgass is based on the book of the 1959 stage musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable by Arthur Laurents, which was adapted from the 1957 autobiography Gypsy: A Memoir by Gypsy Rose Lee.
Gypsy: A Memoir is a 1957 autobiography of renowned striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, which inspired the 1959 Broadway musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable.The book tells Lee's true life story in three acts beginning with her early childhood days in theatre when she toured with her sister, June Havoc.
Fun fact: Gypsy Rose Lee was a real burlesque strip tease dancer who became famous for her act. Her memoir from 1957 is the inspiration for the musical. If you go: ...
“Gypsy,” which premiered in 1959 with music by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim is based on the memoirs of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee and her love-hate relationship with her ambitious and ...
The G-String Murders is a 1941 detective novel written by American burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee.There have been claims made that the novel was written by mystery writer Craig Rice, [1] but others have suggested that there is sufficient documented evidence in the form of manuscripts and correspondence to prove Lee wrote at least a large portion, if not the whole, of the novel under the ...
Gypsy, starring six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and Tony Award winner Danny Burstein, is based on the 1957 memoirs of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee. The show focuses on her mother ...