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0 Followers, 156 Following, 260 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Lynda Rose Thompson (@lyndarosethompson)
Oct 20, 2017 · Weekly. Good News. If you’ve seen the musical film or stage version of “Gypsy,” you should know that the character of Momma Rose was sort of “cleaned up for public consumption.”. She was ...
0 Followers, 239 Following, 146 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Jessica Rose Thompson (@jessica_rose_thompson)
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 75 percent fictionalized by playwright Arthur Laurents and condensed for the stage. Rose's full story is even more striking.
Gypsy Rose Lee. Actress: Belle of the Yukon. Born Rose Louise Hovick in Seattle, Washington, in 1911, but called Louise from early childhood, Gypsy Rose Lee was the daughter of a mild-mannered businessman and a restless, fiery young woman named Rose, who was determined to get out of Seattle and make a life for herself and her daughter in show business. In 1912, Rose had another child, June ...
0 Followers, 2,987 Following, 1,665 Posts - Rose Thompson (@blondeprophet) on Instagram: "Melbourne, Australia."
Gypsy Rose Lee (1914-1970) burlesque star, actress, author and television personality was born Rose Louise Hovick, January 9, 1914 in Seattle, Washington. Her mother Rose Thompson and her father, John Hovick, a reporter, divorced shortly after the birth of their second child June. Rose Thompson was determined to make a stage career for her ...
