Gypsy Rose Lee

June Havoc, aka Gypsy Rose Lee's sister, dies at age 96.

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Just like Gypsy Rose Lee looked in the mirror and said "Mama, I'm a pretty girl," Toni looks Sheri right in the face and says "Mama, I'm happy!"

George Heymont: Fancy Footwork (Competition Isn't Everything) George Heymont 2011

"The acting world is something I don't even pretend to know anything about," says Von Teese, who was inspired by her idol, late stripping great Gypsy Rose Lee.

A Romantic Teese for CSI's Greg 2011

On January 8th the NYPL celebrated the birthday of Gypsy Rose Lee, queen of classic burlesque.

Jenna Henry Hansen: Burlesque Explosion Jenna Henry Hansen 2011

Her oldest daughter, Toni Laurel Vail, is as much a tomboy as Louise before her transformation into Gypsy Rose Lee.

George Heymont: Fancy Footwork (Competition Isn't Everything) George Heymont 2011

In the following clip, Gypsy Rose Lee pays a visit to the popular television quiz show, What's My Line?

George Heymont: The Shadow of Your Sib George Heymont 2011

Perhaps a few remember seeing "Gypsy" on Broadway or in a movie theater, but Gypsy Rose Lee was actually not a Gypsy.

Accompanying Wanderers at Heart Tad Hendrickson 2011

Just like Gypsy Rose Lee looked in the mirror and said "Mama, I'm a pretty girl," Toni looks Sheri right in the face and says "Mama, I'm happy!"

George Heymont: Fancy Footwork (Competition Isn't Everything) George Heymont 2011

Gypsy Rose Lee's story is the classic case of a shy young girl whose younger, more talented sister was the apple of her mother's eye.

George Heymont: The Shadow of Your Sib George Heymont 2011

Her oldest daughter, Toni Laurel Vail, is as much a tomboy as Louise before her transformation into Gypsy Rose Lee.

George Heymont: Fancy Footwork (Competition Isn't Everything) George Heymont 2011