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. …

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 …

Dec 15, 2024 · In 1943 she played herself in "Stage Door Canteen." By then she was famous: The beautiful and brainy stripper who became an international personality. Above all, she was her own …

Celebrated American ecdysiast and writer who turned the striptease into an art form, was accepted as a legitimate actress, and whose memoirs of growing up in show business were turned into the musical …

May 14, 2024 · Gypsy Rose Lee was the 20th-century burlesque performer who bared it all on stage and became a legend in the process. But the details of her scandalous personal life are far more revealing.

Gypsy Rose Lee (also known as Rose Louise Hovick and Louise Hovick) (February 9, 1911 – April 26, 1970) was an American actress, burlesque entertainer, and writer, whose 1957 memoir, which …

Born Rose Louise Hovick, she was the older sister of actress June Havoc, who dominated her early days in show business. Gypsy Rose appeared as "second banana" in vaudeville acts featuring Baby...

Official site for Gypsy Rose Lee, iconic stripper subject of musical Gypsy with books, television shows, videos, biography, photographs, recordings.

Abbott Kahler’s AMERICAN ROSE is a thrilling and meticulously researched account of the life and times of burlesque legend Gypsy Rose Lee, one of the most important cultural icons of the 20th century.

Gypsy Rose Lee toured internationally, became a movie star, produced her own traveling show, authored two best-selling mysteries (both made into movies) as well as her highly celebrated …