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LADY OF BURLESQUE IBD

MCFARLAND AND COMPANY, INC.
03 / 2011
9780786438266
Inglês

Sinopse

A brilliant woman who happened to disrobe for a living, Gypsy Rose Lee was commonly known as the 'intellectual stripper.' Born Rose Louise Hovick in 1911, she had meager beginnings, no formal education, and a mentally ill stage mother who criticized and demeaned her daughter. Despite these hurdles, Gypsy climbed to the peak of every career she tackled: she triumphed as an actress, novelist, playwright, artist, political activist, and, ultimately, a star. Appendices cover Gypsy?s will and estate, the original production and Broadway revivals of her play Gypsy, and complete filmographies and discographies. The book contains many rare and never-before-published photographs.