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Gypsy Rose Lee

Actress / Screenwriter / Stripper / Television Actress / Film Actress / Stage Actress / Novelist | * 01/09/1914 († 56, 04/26/1970) | Seattle, Washington (United States of America (USA))
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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | Romance / Love

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A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. The sol ...

Stage Door Canteen

Certification unknown

1943 | 3.0/5 | 2h 12min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love, War
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The wealthy owner of a Pennsylvania steel business travels to New York to break up his son's romance with a showgirl. Director George Marshall's 1938 comedy stars Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy, Gypsy ...

Battle Of Broadway

NR

1938 | 1.9/5 | 1h 24min
Action, Adventure, Comedy
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While visiting Hollywood a starstruck movie fan (Eddie Cantor) fantasizes about himself cast in an Arabian adventure. Director David Butler's comedy--with many songs--also features Tony Martin, Roland ...

Ali Baba Goes to Town

NR

1937 | 3.1/5 | 1h 21min
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy, Music
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Left by a con man, Belle De Valle, a dancer, finds him again in gold-rush Alaska running an honest casino/dance hall. ...

Belle of the Yukon

NR

1944 | 2.4/5 | 1h 23min
Western, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Gypsy Rose Lee

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Gypsy Rose Lee as Actress(18)

as Self (archive footage)2013 Six by Sondheim
as Herself (archive footage)2004 Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1997 Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Cassie1969 The Over-the-Hill Gang
as herself1968 Around the World of Mike Todd
as Mrs. Mabel Dowling Phipps1966 The Trouble with Angels
as Madame Olga1963 The Stripper
as Mrs. Bradford1958 Wind Across the Everglades
as Joann 'Gypsy' Masters1958 Screaming Mimi
as Zohara1952 Babes in Bagdad
as Belle De Valle1944 Belle of the Yukon
as herself1943 Stage Door Canteen
as Linda Lee1938 Battle Of Broadway
as Joyce Taylor1938 Sally, Irene and Mary
as Marcelle La Verne (as Louise Hovick)1938 My Lucky Star
as Sultana/Louise Hovick (billed as Louise Hovick)1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Lulu Riley (as Louise Hovick)1937 You Can't Have Everything

TV Shows/Series with Gypsy Rose Lee as Actress(6)

as Rosetta Stewart1968 The Name of the Game
1966 The Pruitts of Southampton
as Miss Bumpsy Cathcart1963 Burke's Law
as herself1956 The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist1950 What's My Line?

Movies with Gypsy Rose Lee as Crew(5)

Writing/Novel2015 Gypsy
Writing/Novel1993 Gypsy
Writing/Writer1962 Gypsy
Writing/Theatre Play1945 Doll Face
Writing/Novel1943 Lady of Burlesque

Full Name: Rose Hovick
Born: Friday, 01/09 1914 (January) in Seattle, Washington (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 04/26 1970 (April) in Los Angeles (aged: 56)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Alexander Kirkland
Siblings: June Havoc
Mother: Rose Thompson Hovick
Other names for Gypsy Rose Lee (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Louise Hovick"
"Rose Louise"
"Rose Lee Hovick"
Gypsy Rose Lee frequently works together with these people:
Broderick Crawford (8x, Actor)
Keenan Wynn (7x, Actor)
Martha Hyer (7x, Actress)
Nick Adams (7x, Actor)
Cesar Romero (7x, Actor)
Tom Poston (7x, Actor)
Jayne Meadows (7x, Actress)
Stephen Sondheim (7x, Crew)
Abbe Lane (7x, Actress)
Mickey Rooney (6x, Actor)
Lola Albright (6x, Actress)
Jule Styne (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:485825, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/11/2024