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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 was adapted into the 1959 stage musical Gypsy .
Gypsy Rose Lee (born Rose Louise Hovick in Seattle in 1911) was and remains a force in American popular culture not because she acted in films (although she did act in films) or because she wrote successful mystery novels (although she did write successful mystery novels).
Gypsy Rose Lee. Actress: Belle of the Yukon. Born Rose Louise Hovick in Seattle, Washington, in 1911, but called Louise from early childhood, Gypsy Rose Lee was the daughter of a mild-mannered businessman and a restless, fiery young woman named Rose, who was determined to get out of Seattle and make a life for herself and her daughter in show ...
Gypsy Rose Lee. Actress: Belle of the Yukon. Born Rose Louise Hovick in Seattle, Washington, in 1911, but called Louise from early childhood, Gypsy Rose Lee was the daughter of a mild-mannered businessman and a restless, fiery young woman named Rose, who was determined to get out of Seattle and make a life for herself and her daughter in show ...
May 31, 2024 · Gypsy Rose Lee (born Jan. 9, 1914, Seattle, Wash., U.S.—died April 26, 1970, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American striptease artist, a witty and sophisticated entertainer who was one of the first burlesque artists to imbue a striptease with grace and style.
Gypsy Rose Lee (born Rose Louise Hovick in Seattle in 1911) was—and remains—a force in American popular culture not because she acted in films (although she did act in films) or because she ...
Jan 8, 2011 · Sin in the Second City author Karen Abbott has done just that in her latest book, American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare -- The Life And Times Of Gypsy Rose Lee. And as she tells NPR's Scott...
Official site for Gypsy Rose Lee, iconic stripper subject of musical Gypsy with books, television shows, videos, biography, photographs, recordings.
Jan 9, 2015 · G ypsy Rose Lee’s astronomical fame as a stripper is perhaps even more impressive considering one surprising aspect of her routine: the act that made her name didn’t actually feature getting...
Nov 10, 2010 · When the dust settled, Americans were primed for a star who could distract them from the grim new reality and excite them in different, unexpected ways. Enter Gypsy Rose Lee, a strutting, bawdy, erudite “ecdysiast” who possessed a preternatural gift for delivering exactly what America needed.
