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Mama Rose's Turn
Carolyn Quinn
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Description for Mama Rose's Turn
Hardcover. Rose Thompson Hovick, mother of June Havoc and Gypsy Rose Lee, went down in theatrical history as "The Stage Mother from Hell" after her immortalization on Broadway in Gypsy: A Musical Fable. Yet the musical was 75 percent fictionalized. This book tells her full story. Num Pages: 368 pages, 62 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 676.
Hers is the show business saga you think you already know--but you ain't seen nothin' yet. Rose Thompson Hovick, mother of June Havoc and Gypsy Rose Lee, went down in theatrical history as ""The Stage Mother from Hell"" after her immortalization on Broadway in Gypsy: A Musical Fable. Yet the musical was 75 percent fictionalized by playwright Arthur Laurents and condensed for the stage. Rose's full story is even more striking.
Born fearless on the North Dakota prairie in 1891, Rose Thompson had a kind father and a gallivanting mother who sold lacy finery to prostitutes. She became an ... Read more
Hers is the show business saga you think you already know--but you ain't seen nothin' yet. Rose Thompson Hovick, mother of June Havoc and Gypsy Rose Lee, went down in theatrical history as ""The Stage Mother from Hell"" after her immortalization on Broadway in Gypsy: A Musical Fable. Yet the musical was 75 percent fictionalized by playwright Arthur Laurents and condensed for the stage. Rose's full story is even more striking.
Born fearless on the North Dakota prairie in 1891, Rose Thompson had a kind father and a gallivanting mother who sold lacy finery to prostitutes. She became an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Jackson, United States
ISBN
9781617038532
SKU
V9781617038532
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About Carolyn Quinn
Carolyn Quinn is a historical researcher and urban photographer with a lifelong interest in musical theater. She acts as consultant to playwright DeeJae Cox of the Los Angeles Women's Theatre Project, where a new play about Rose Hovick is in development. Quinn is also a member of the Ziegfeld Society and serves on the Advisory Council of the Boo-Arts Theatre. ... Read more
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