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Gypsy

All The Heart and Happiness of The Broadway Play

19626.32h 23m

Overview

Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Written by Leonard Spigelgass, Stephen Sondheim, Gypsy Rose Lee
Produced by Mervyn LeRoy
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0MRevenue: $11.1M

Top Cast

Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Rose Hovick

Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood

Louise Hovick/Gypsy Rose Lee

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Herbie Sommers

Paul Wallace

Paul Wallace

Tulsa

Betty Bruce

Betty Bruce

Tessie Tura

Parley Baer

Parley Baer

Mr. Kringelein

Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

Grandpa

Morgan Brittany

Morgan Brittany

'Baby' June Hovick

Ann Jillian

Ann Jillian

'Dainty' June Havoc

D

Diane Pace

'Baby' Louise Hovick

Themes & Keywords

biographystripperbased on play or musicaldomineering motherburlesque

About Gypsy

Gypsy is a comedy, drama, music film released in 1962 exploring themes of biography, stripper, based on play or musical, domineering mother, burlesque. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, it stars Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden. Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.

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