Gypsy Rose Lee

Born: 1911-01-08, Seattle, Washington, USA

Died: 1970-04-26

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.

Filmography

• Burke's Law (1963)
• The Trouble with Angels (1966)
• Stage Door Canteen (1943)
• Screaming Mimi (1958)
• You Can't Have Everything (1937)
• Belle of the Yukon (1944)
• Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
• Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
• The Over the Hill Gang (1969)
• Battle of Broadway (1938)
• Babes in Bagdad (1952)
• My Lucky Star (1938)
• Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time (2004)