Thursday 9 February 2012

"Wichita's one and only burlesque theatre presents..."







"If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing slowly... very slowly."

"The shoulder strap led to one thing and another, if you know what I mean, and that's how I started in the strip business."

"I wasn't naked, I was completely covered by a blue spotlight."


Gypsy Rose Lee (9th January 1911 – 26th April 1970)

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6 comments:

  1. Love her... love Gypsy.
    I named my dog- Louise for God's sake.

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  2. I remember watching her talk show on TV when I was a kid.
    I didn't know exactly who she was but she was great fun to watch.

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  3. I am certain her male audiences at the burleque thought she was great fun, too! Jx

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  4. GRL offered her services to the USO during WW2 and was rejected (they felt American mothers would be upset having a known stripper entertain their sons) she then offered to dress like old mother Hubbard and read sonnets and they still rejected her. From all accounts she was a very nice lady. Her sister was actress June Havoc.
    -Rj

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    1. Those puritans didn't recognise her true talents! Even Eleanor Roosevelt sent her good wishes, saying "May your bare ass always be shining." Jx

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