Mama rose gypsy

What happened to gypsy rose lee's mother
Gypsy rose lee cause of death
Rose hovick the untold gypsy story

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Mama Rose's Turn

Film StudiesBiography And MemoirPopular Culture

The True Story of America's Most Notorious Stage Mother

The full story behind the “Stage Mother from Hell” and every scandal too shocking for Gypsy: A Musical Fable

Hers is the show business saga you think you already know—but you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Rose Thompson Hovick, mother of June Havoc and Gypsy Rose Lee, went down in theatrical history as “The Stage Mother from Hell” after her immortalization on Broadway in Gypsy: A Musical Fable. Yet the musical was seventy-five percent fictionalized by playwright Arthur Laurents and condensed for the stage. Rose’s full story is even more striking.

Born fearless on the North Dakota prairie in 1891, Rose Thompson had a kind father and a gallivanting mother who sold lacy finery to prostitutes. She became an unhappy teenage bride whose marriage yielded two entrancing daughters, Louise and June. When June was discovered to be a child prodigy in ballet, capable of dancing en pointe by the age of three, Rose, without benefit of any theatrical training, set ou

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Rose Thompson Hovick

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In the late nineteenth century, Wahpeton was a thriving but sleepy little community nestled on the bank of the Red River. Steeped in the morals and traditions of the Norwegian and Bohemian families that settled there, it hardly seems like an insignificant local event would eventually have a major impact on theatrical stages across the nation. Occasionally, a traveling theater troupe would perform wholesome productions at the schoolhouse or at the Wahpeton Opera House, but lying deep in a North Dakota version of the Bible Belt, it was far from the Vaudeville and Burlesque theaters found in the larger cities across the United States.

So, on this date in 1891, few realized the implications of an announcement in the Richland County Gazette that stated, “Born, On Monday, Aug. 31, 1891, in Wahpeton, to Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Thompson, a daughter.” Charles Thompson worked for the Great Northern Railroad, and his wife, Anna was an excellent seamstress. The new arrival to the family was named Rose.

Railroad employees often found themselves moving up and do

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Gypsy Rose Lee

American burlesque performer, actress and writer (1911–1970)

Gypsy Rose Lee
Lee in 1956
Born	Rose Louise Hovick (1911-01-08)January 8, 1911 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Died	April 26, 1970(1970-04-26) (aged 59) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Inglewood Park Cemetery
Occupations	Actress writer vedette dancer entertainer stripper
Years active	1928–1970
Spouses	Robert Mizzy (m. 1937; div. 1941) Alexander Kirkland (m. 1942; div. 1944) Julio de Diego (m. 1948; div. 1955)
Children	Erik Lee Preminger
Parent	Rose Thompson Hovick
Relatives	June Havoc (sister)

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, Gypsy: A Memoir, was adapted into the