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Lee, Gypsy Rose
Lee, Gypsy Rose [née Rose Louise Hovick] (1913–70), actress and playwright. Although she was probably the most famous of all American “stripteasers,” Lee was also successful in the legitimate theatre. Under the guidance of her pushy stage mother, she began her career in a children's act in vaudeville; but when variety began to fade, she moved into burlesque, quickly becoming one of its greatest stars, her restraint and elegance separating her from the vulgar, sexually suggestive run‐of‐the‐mill strippers. Lee also played small roles in such musicals as Hot‐Cha! (1932), Strike Me Pink (1933), and the Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 and acted briefly in the comedy I Must Love Someone (1939). Her most important Broadway assignment was as co‐star to Bobby Clark in Star and Garter (1942). Lee wrote the semiautobiographical comedy The Naked Genius (1943), as well as several novels. Her 1957 autobiography, Gypsy, provided the basis for the 1959 musical of the same name.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Lee, Gypsy Rose." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Lee, Gypsy Rose." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-LeeGypsyRose.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Lee, Gypsy Rose." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-LeeGypsyRose.html |
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Lee, Gypsy Rose
Lee, Gypsy Rose, see BURLESQUE, AMERICAN.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Lee, Gypsy Rose." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Lee, Gypsy Rose." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-LeeGypsyRose.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Lee, Gypsy Rose." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-LeeGypsyRose.html |
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