by Karen Abbott, Bernadette Dunne
Fabulously researched with a wealth of information about GRL, her life *and* the times she lived. A bibliography I would be proud of collecting.The loss of the fifth star is due to the disjointed story line and unanswered questions. I almost always prefer a linear storyline, I do understand what the...
Won through Goodreads.Well, my phone ate my review, so let's try again.I didn't really care for this. I really enjoyed Abbott's first book, so I had high hopes. I didn't connect with the story or any of the people. Everyone was awful and I'm not really sure why I should care about any of them; so...
Very interesting history of vaudville...the end of vaudville and the beginning of burlesque that replaced it. NYC in the 20's and 30's and one lady who's name was synonymous with the original strip tease.
A fascinating and sometimes horrifying look at the life of famous burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee. Karen Abbott researched and met with Lee's sister and son to disentangle the truth from the legend Lee created about herself. One quibble: I hate when biographers write what a subject was thinking o...
Gypsy Rose Lee is a lady I knew virtually nothing about. I have never seen Gypsy – the movie or the stage musical. And even if I had, I still wouldn't know anything about her, seeing as how most of it was fabricated.This book tells about the real Gypsy Rose Lee: originally born Ellen June, but when ...
I was lucky enough to get an ARC & must confess I couldn't put it down! This has always been one of my favorite musicals and its nice to learn where the facts and the fictions intertwine.
I was lucky enough to get an ARC & must confess I couldn't put it down! This has always been one of my favorite musicals and its nice to learn where the facts and the fictions intertwine.
The subject matter was very interesting and Abbott did a great job delving into Gypsy Rose Lee's background. However, I did not enjoy the timeline of the book. I much prefer biographies that follow a chronological timeline. Also, I think there were too many chapters devoted to the Minsky brothers...
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