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Gypsy Rose Lee Biography

Birth Name:Rose Louise Hovick

Birth Place:Seattle, Washington, United States

Profession Actress, Writer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

In August 1942, she got married to actor Alexander Kirkland
Was the mother of actor and writer Erik Preminger
Was the older sister of fellow screen actress June Havoc
Was well known for her famed striptease act as a burlesque dancer
In 1941, she became the author of the book "The G-String Murders․"
Was the main subject of the 1962 movie "Gypsy․"
In 1942, he book "Mother Finds a Body" was published