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Gypsy Rose Lee
12+ albums
female vocalistUSAbimboburlesque
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Gypsy Rose Lee (January 8, 1911 – April 26, 1970) was an American burlesque entertainer famous for her striptease act. She was also an actress, author, and playwright whose 1957 memoir was made into the stage musical and film Gypsy. Gypsy Rose Lee was born Ellen June Hovick (her name was changed to Rose Louise when her sister was born and given her name, Ellen) in Seattle, Washington, in 1911, although her mother later shaved three years off both of her daughters' ages. She was initially known by her middle name, Louise. Her mother, Rose Hovick (née Rose Evangeline Thompson), was a teenage bride fresh from a convent school when she married Norwegian-American John Olaf Hovick, who was a newspaper advertising salesman and a reporter at The Seattle Times. Louise's sister, Ellen Evangeline (better known as actress June Havoc), was born in 1913. After their parents divorced, the girls supported the family by appearing in vaudeville[when?], where June's talent shone while Louise remained in the background. At the age of 15 in December 1928, June eloped with Bobby Reed, a dancer in the act, much to her mother's displeasure, going on to a brief career in marathon dancing, which was more profitable than tap dancing at the time. Louise's singing and dancing talents were insufficient to sustain the act without June. Eventually, it became apparent that Louise could make money in burlesque, which earned her legendary status as a classy and witty striptease artist. Initially, her act was
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albums
That's Me All Over (1958)
Gypsy Rose Lee Remembers Burlesque
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Burlesque - 100 Classics
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Gypsy - 50th Anniversary Edition
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Naughty Vintage Music
The Burlesque Entertainer
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Female Voices of the Silver Screen
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Snap! Crackle! Pop! Hard to Find Vinyl Collection
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Gypsy Meets Gypsy
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Bombshells: Singing Sirens Of The Silver Screen
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That's Me All Over
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Burlesque