Research Catalog
Gypsy Rose Lee : naked ambition
- Title
- Gypsy Rose Lee : naked ambition [videorecording] / Produced and written by Jeff Swimmer ; senior producer, Alison Guss ; A&E Biography produced by History Television Network Productions, H-TV.
- Publication
- New York, c1998.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOX 1553 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Swimmer, Jeff
- Guss, Alison
- Emond, Linda
- Preminger, Erik Lee
- Hyde, April
- Kreuger, Miles
- Shteir, Rachel
- Barty, Billy
- Elkins, Hillard
- Hefner, Hugh M. (Hugh Marston), 1926-2017
- Todd, Michael, Jr., 1929-2002
- Dorf, Erica
- Laurents, Arthur
- Diller, Phyllis
- Buttons, Red, 1919-2006
- Allen, Steve, 1921-2000
- Lee, Gypsy Rose, 1914-1970.
- Arts & Entertainment Network.
- History Channel (Television network), producer.
- Description
- 1 videocassette (VHS) (45 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- The life and career of stripper, actress, author and TV talk show hostess Gypsy Rose Lee (1914-1970) is examined through a combination of archival footage and interviews with family members, theater scholars, employees and fellow show business professionals who knew and worked with her. Gypsy Rose Lee's relationships with colleagues Michael Todd and Otto Preminger, and with her mother Rose Thompson, are discussed. Also explored is the 1959 Broadway musical Gypsy, based on Ms. Lee's autobiography, and the impact the show had on the relationship between Gypsy Rose Lee and her sister, actress June Havoc.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of A&E Television Networks.
- Series Statement
- Biography
- Subjects
- Lee, Gypsy Rose, 1914-1970
- Lee, Gypsy Rose, 1914-1970 > Friends and associates
- Hyde, April > Interviews
- Laurents, Arthur > Interviews
- Lee, Gypsy Rose, 1914-1970 > Family
- Buttons, Red, 1919-2006 > Interviews
- Documentary television programs > United States
- Shteir, Rachel > Interviews
- Barty, Billy > Interviews
- Todd, Mike, 1909-1958
- Dorf, Erica > Interviews
- Kreuger, Miles > Interviews
- Styne, Jule, 1905-1994 > Gypsy
- Todd, Michael, Jr., 1929-2002 > Interviews
- Television
- Diller, Phyllis > Interviews
- Hefner, Hugh M (Hugh Marston), 1926-2017 > Interviews
- Thompson, Rose
- Elkins, Hillard > Interviews
- Documentaries and factual works
- Preminger, Otto
- Theater > United States
- Allen, Steve, 1921-2000 > Interviews
- Preminger, Erik Lee > Interviews
- Vaudeville > United States
- Stripteasers > United States
- Havoc, June
- Genre/Form
- Documentaries and factual works.
- Television.
- Note
- Originally aired in 1998 as an episode of the A&E Biography series on the History Channel.
- Credits at end of tape.
- Performer (note)
- Narrator: Linda Emond.
- Interviews: Erik Preminger, April Hyde, Miles Kreuger, Rachel Shteir, Billy Barty, Hillard Elkins, Hugh Hefner, Michael Todd Jr., Erica Dorf, Arthur Laurents, Phyllis Diller, Red Buttons, Steve Allen.
- Featuring Gypsy Rose Lee (archival footage).
- Call Number
- NCOX 1553
- OCLC
- NYPG01-F51
- Title
- Gypsy Rose Lee : naked ambition [videorecording] / Produced and written by Jeff Swimmer ; senior producer, Alison Guss ; A&E Biography produced by History Television Network Productions, H-TV.
- Imprint
- New York, c1998.
- Series
- Biography
- Performer
- Narrator: Linda Emond.Interviews: Erik Preminger, April Hyde, Miles Kreuger, Rachel Shteir, Billy Barty, Hillard Elkins, Hugh Hefner, Michael Todd Jr., Erica Dorf, Arthur Laurents, Phyllis Diller, Red Buttons, Steve Allen.Featuring Gypsy Rose Lee (archival footage).
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Swimmer, Jeff, producer.Guss, Alison, producer.Emond, Linda, narrator.Preminger, Erik Lee, interviewee.Hyde, April, interviewee.Kreuger, Miles, interviewee.Shteir, Rachel, interviewee.Barty, Billy, interviewee.Elkins, Hillard, interviewee.Hefner, Hugh M. (Hugh Marston), 1926-2017, interviewee.Todd, Michael, Jr., 1929-2002, interviewee.Dorf, Erica, interviewee.Laurents, Arthur, interviewee.Diller, Phyllis, interviewee.Buttons, Red, 1919-2006, interviewee.Allen, Steve, 1921-2000, interviewee.Lee, Gypsy Rose, 1914-1970.Arts & Entertainment Network.History Channel (Television network), producer.
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 1553