Gypsy Rose Lee: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Karen Abbott, American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee (2010), is a comprehensive biography; it reproduces Lee’s birth certificate and details Abbott’s research into the circumstances of Lee’s birth. Frankel Noralee, Stripping Gypsy: The Life of Gypsy Rose Lee (2009), is also a biography. Erik Lee Preminger, Gypsy & Me: At Home and on the Road with Gypsy Rose Lee (1984, reissued 2004), is a memoir by Lee’s son.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: PBS - Great Performances - Everything’s Coming Up Gypsy: 8 Fun Facts About Gypsy Rose Lee. Aug 22, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 22, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC News - Gypsy musical's dance man moves with the times. Dec 13, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Late Night Live - Gypsy: The Art of the Tease. Sep 17, 2025
Add new Web site: The New York Public Library - Archives and Manuscripts - Gypsy Rose Lee papers. May 29, 2025
Add new Web site: CBS News - A revealing look at Gypsy Rose Lee. Apr 11, 2025
Ambiguity around Lee's date of birth explained. Mar 01, 2025
Anniversary information added. Jan 05, 2025
Add new Web site: PBS - Great Performances - Everything’s Coming Up Gypsy: 8 Fun Facts About Gypsy Rose Lee. Dec 14, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Oregon - The Broadcast 41 - Gypsy Rose Lee. May 31, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Library of Congress - The Center for the Book - Stripping Gypsy: The Life of Gypsy Rose Lee. Dec 01, 2023
Add new Web site: Burlesque Hall of Fame - Biography of Gypsy Rose Lee. Mar 16, 2016
Add new Web site: Allmovie - Biography of Gypsy Rose Lee. Mar 16, 2016
Add new Web site: National Public Radio - Gypsy: For An 'American Rose,' A Thorny Story. Mar 16, 2016
Add new Web site: HistoryLink.org - Biography of Gypsy Rose Lee. Mar 27, 2014
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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