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Gypsy : A Memoir by Gypsy Rose Lee (1999, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorth Atlantic Books
ISBN-101883319951
ISBN-139781883319953
eBay Product ID (ePID)934641
Product Key Features
Book TitleGypsy : a Memoir
Number of Pages408 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicWomen, Theater / Broadway & Musicals, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year1999
IllustratorYes
GenrePerforming Arts, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorGypsy Rose Lee
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight21.7 Oz
Item Length8.7 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-043226
Reviews"... will delight anyone who has a love for the annals of the American stage." - Newsweek "This is show business, this America... this is Gypsy Rose Lee!" - Tennessee Williams "I found it irresistable. It's quite a performance. I bet some of it is even true, and if it wasn't, it is now." - John Steinbeck, "... will delight anyone who has a love for the annals of the American stage." -Newsweek "This is show business, this America... this is Gypsy Rose Lee!" - Tennessee Williams "I found it irresistable. It's quite a performance. I bet some of it is even true, and if it wasn't, it is now." - John Steinbeck
SynopsisGypsy Rose Lee's memoir became a New York Times bestseller in 1957, inspiring the 1959 hit musical, two movies, and three revivals. Now a fourth, directed by Arthur Laurents and starring Patti LuPone, is lighting up New York, winning top Broadway theatre awards, including three 2008 Tony Awards, as well as raves from critics and audiences: "No matter how long you live, you'll never see a more exciting production." -- Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal "Watch out, New York This GYPSY is a wallop-packing show of raw power." -- Ben Brantley, The New York Times "Not your ordinary theater experience. This is the best production of the best damn musical ever." --Liz Smith, Syndicated Columnist The memoir, which Gypsy began as a series of pieces for The New Yorker, contains photographs and newspaper clippings from her personal scrapbooks and an afterword by her son, Erik Lee Preminger. At turns touching and hilarious, Gypsy describes her childhood trouping across 1920s America through her rise to stardom as The Queen of Burlesque in 1930s New York--where gin came in bathtubs, gangsters were celebrities, and Walter Winchell was king. Gypsy's story features outrageous characters--among them Broadway's funny girl, Fanny Brice, who schooled Gypsy in how to be a star; gangster Waxy Gordon, who fixed her teeth; and her indomitable mother, Rose, who lived by her own version of the Golden Rule: "Do unto others ... before they do you.", The dazzling, no-holds-barred memoir that inspired a Broadway legend- Gypsy is a true American original, told by the woman who lived it with wit, grit, and a rhinestoned wink. Before there was Mama Rose or Let Me Entertain You , there was Gypsy Rose Lee-a whip-smart, fearless, and gloriously complicated woman whose life on the road with her unstoppable stage mother and spotlight-stealing little sister became the stuff of showbiz legend. Now back in the spotlight thanks to the acclaimed Broadway revival starring Audra McDonald, Gypsy is Lee's funny, subversive, and poignant memoir of growing up in the ragtag world of 1920s vaudeville and emerging, against the odds, as a singular star of 1930s burlesque. Told in her unmistakable voice-wry, stylish, and heartbreakingly observant- Gypsy reveals a vanished world of stage mothers, train-jumping troupes, and smoke-filled nightclubs, where gin was homemade and ambition was everything. Alongside rare photos and memorabilia from her own scrapbooks and an afterword by her son Erik Lee Preminger, this unforgettable memoir captures the real woman behind the myth- sharp, resilient, and always in command of her story.
LC Classification NumberPN2287.L29A3 1999
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- Aug 11, 2022
Great addition to collection
Book was in excellent condition, but this book is not as full of information as the books by her son and sister...wanted to add it to my collection of GRL books. Interesting to hear her own take on things in her own words, especially knowing more about her now than when the book was writtenVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 13, 2019
READ THE BOOK!
Boy, were they off in the movie! Though Gypsy is one of my all-time favorite films, the book is more detailed. I'm still waiting to see if Herbie pops up, and Rose doesn't come off as being as notorious as in the movie! A great book so far.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 25, 2022
Awesome book about an awesome lady!
Years ago I saw the movie, and was always wondering how she got started and why. This book really tells it like it was and how one thing led to another. She was a true survivor in a time that showed your True Grit.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 29, 2023
Nice book
Well because I have my fathers autographed picture when he met her in the 40sVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 06, 2024
This book came very neatly wrapped and I'm enjoying reading it already!!
This book came very neatly wrapped and I'm enjoying reading it already!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
