Gypsy Rose Lee
Louise Hovick
Birth Date
1/8/1911 (Age 59)Birth Place
Seattle, Washington, USADeath Date
4/26/1970Departments
Biography
Gypsy Rose Lee (born Rose Louise Hovick, January 8, 1911 – April 26, 1970) was an American burlesque entertainer, stripper and vedette famous for her striptease act. Also an actress, author, and playwright, her 1957 memoir was adapted into the 1959 stage musical Gypsy which inspired the 1962 musical comedy-drama film Gypsy. From Wikipedia.
Best Known For
Mrs. Bradford
Mrs. Mabel Dowling Phipps
Gypsy Rose Lee
Self (archive footage)
Frequent Collaborators
Nicholas Ray
1 film together
Burl Ives
1 film together
Budd Schulberg
1 film together
Christopher Plummer
1 film together
Joseph C. Brun
1 film together
Chana Eden
1 film together
