Gypsy Rose Lee Filmography

Gypsy Rose Lee 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, 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 , 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 June Hovick , was born in 1913. After their parents divorced, the girls supported the family by appearing in Vaudeville, where June's talent shone while Louise remained in the background.
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