Gypsy Rose Lee was a child performer in the days of vaudeville. She moved from vaudeville to burlesque, where she became famous as a classy stripper; it was said she put the tease in striptease.
After the death of her mother — the Stage Mother of all Stage Mothers — Lee wrote her memoirs, which were the basis of the musical, GYPSY.
Here’s a cleaned-up version of the real Gypsy Rose Lee “stripping” in Stage Door Canteen:
A WRITING PROMPT FOR YOU: Write about somebody wearing a hat.
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Jane
April 14, 2014 at 8:04amOK. Wearing a hat. Didnt’ see that one coming!
Last night on the MTV Movie awards, Grumpy Cat was in the front row wearing a Pharrell hat (scaled down to G.C. scale, of course) 😉
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jean baldridge yates
April 14, 2014 at 9:46amI loved her: read her autobiography about 6 times, and saw the movie/musical starring Natalie Wood on TV over and over! jean 🙂
I had one song from the movie I learned and performed :”Gotta get a Gimmick”.
I was 12.
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Marian Allen
April 14, 2014 at 10:25amLOL! Naturally, I now have that song stuck in my head. 😀
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Mary Montague Sikes
April 14, 2014 at 12:54pmOh, I would love to see the movie. What a fun post?
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Marian Allen
April 14, 2014 at 4:34pmThanks, Monti! It’s a fun movie. 🙂
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Bob Sanchez
April 14, 2014 at 9:03pmWhat a scandalous woman! Fun, too.
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Marian Allen
April 14, 2014 at 9:48pmShe sure was, Bob — on both counts! 🙂