Gypsy Rose Lee
Also Known As: Louise Hovick, Rose Louise, Rose Louise Hovick
Biography: Gypsy Rose Lee (born Rose Louise Hovick, January 8, 1911 – April 26, 1970) was an American burlesque entertainer, stripper and vedette famous for her striptease act. Also an actress, author, and playwright, her 1957 memoir was adapted into the 1959 stage musical Gypsy which inspired the 1962 musical comedy-drama film Gypsy. From Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, USA
Birthday: January 08, 1911
Deathday: April 26, 1970
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Screaming Mimi
Overview: A blonde night club dancer is being stalked. Will anyone believe her?
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-06-25
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Belle of the Yukon
Overview: Left by a con man, Belle De Valle, a dancer, finds him again in gold-rush Alaska running an honest casino/dance hall.
Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-12-27
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The Trouble with Angels
Overview: Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and their unpleasant classmates, becoming a constant thorn in Mother Superior's side. However, as the years pass, Mary and Rachel slowly mature and begin to see the nuns in a different light.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-03-29
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Wind Across the Everglades
Overview: Set in the early 20th century, the film follows a game warden who arrives in Florida to enforce conservation laws. He soon finds himself pitted against Cottonmouth, the leader of a fierce group of bird poachers.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-09-11
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The Over the Hill Gang
Overview: A retired Texas Ranger and three aged pals help to clean up a town run by a crooked mayor, a drunken judge and a trigger-happy sheriff.
Genres: Western Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-07-06
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Ali Baba Goes to Town
Overview: While visiting Hollywood a starstruck movie fan (Eddie Cantor) fantasizes about himself cast in an Arabian adventure. Director David Butler's comedy--with many songs--also features Tony Martin, Roland Young, Gypsy Rose Lee (billed as Rose Hovick), John Carradine, June Lang, Virginia Field, Charles Lane, The Peters Sisters and many big-name guest stars playing themselves.
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-10-29
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Battle of Broadway
Overview: The wealthy owner of a Pennsylvania steel business travels to New York to break up his son's romance with a showgirl. Director George Marshall's 1938 comedy stars Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy, Gypsy Rose Lee, Raymond Walburn, Hattie McDaniel, Lynn Bari, Robert Kellard, Jane Darwell, Andrew Tombes, Esther Muir and Frank Moran.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-04-22
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Babes in Bagdad
Overview: The Kadi of Bagdad has harem troubles in this low budget comedy from Edgar Ulmer.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-12-07
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The Stripper
Overview: An aging former movie starlet whose Hollywood career went nowhere, now reduced to dancing with a third-rate touring show, finds herself stranded in a small town where she's courted by an infatuated and naive local teenager.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-06-19
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Sally, Irene and Mary
Overview: Manicurists Sally, Irene and Mary hope to be Broadway entertainers. When Mary inherits an old ferry boat, they turn it into a successful supper club.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-03-04
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My Lucky Star
Overview: George Cabot Jr., the son of a department store owner, enrolls Kristina Nielsen, the store's sports clerk, at a university to use her as an advertisement for their fashion department. She falls for Larry Taylor, a teacher, and gets expelled.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-09-09
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You Can't Have Everything
Overview: Starving playwright Judith Wells meets playboy writer of musicals, George Macrae, over a plate of stolen spaghetti. He persuades producer Sam Gordon to buy her ridiculous play "North Winds" just to improve his romantic chances, and even persuades her to sing in the sort of show she pretends to despise. But just when their romance is going well, Gordon's former flame Lulu reveals the ace up her sleeve...
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-08-02
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Stage Door Canteen
Overview: A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. The soldier meets a pretty young hostess and they enjoy the many entertainers and a growing romance
Genres: Comedy Music Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-06-24
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Gypsy
Overview: Rose Hovick lives to see her daughter June succeed on Broadway by way of vaudeville. When June marries and leaves, Rose turns her hope and attention to her elder, less obviously talented, daughter Louise. However, having her headlining as a stripper at Minsky's Burlesque is not what she initially has in mind.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-12
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Six by Sondheim
Overview: This intimate documentary explores the life and career of the stage legend Stephen Sondheim through six of his best-known songs.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-09
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Overview: Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-08-06
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Bogart: The Untold Story
Overview: Stephen H. Bogart narrates the rise to fame of his father, Humphrey Bogart through the use of film clips, written material and interviews of friends and co-workers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-05
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Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time
Overview: Performances of the greatest exotic dancers are collected here for the first time, from Little Egypt in 1893 to the great striptease headliners of the golden age of Burlesque.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-09
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Around the World of Mike Todd
Overview: "Around the World with Mike Todd" serves as a summarization of the Todd's career, and his role in producing 'Around the World in 80 Days'. Numerous behind-the-scenes footage from the film.
Genres: Documentary Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-09-08
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