American Rose_ A Nation Laid Bare_ The Life And Times Of Gypsy Rose Lee Part 26

5 For the first time in burlesque history: Barber, 340. For the first time in burlesque history: Barber, 340.

6 Miss Seattle: Miss Seattle: New York Evening Journal New York Evening Journal, March 28, 1931, Gypsy Rose Lee sc.r.a.pbooks, Reel 1, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.

7 "I stuck a pin into you": James Thurber, "Robot," "I stuck a pin into you": James Thurber, "Robot," The New Yorker The New Yorker, August 29, 1931.

8 "No religious act": Lee, "No religious act": Lee, Gypsy Gypsy, 254.

9 "had her idiosyncrasies": Minsky and Machlin, 140. "had her idiosyncrasies": Minsky and Machlin, 140.

10 "She used foul words": Author's interview with Dardy Minsky, October 2009. "She used foul words": Author's interview with Dardy Minsky, October 2009.

11 A day riding the Ferris wheel: Author's interview with Erik Preminger, November 2009. A day riding the Ferris wheel: Author's interview with Erik Preminger, November 2009.

12 "He could keep a hard-on": Havoc, "He could keep a hard-on": Havoc, More Havoc More Havoc, 220221.

13 "She had a monkey": Minsky and Machlin, 140. "She had a monkey": Minsky and Machlin, 140.

14 More than eleven thousand: Ibid., 147. More than eleven thousand: Ibid., 147.

15 the final night: the final night: The New York Times The New York Times, September 19, 1931.

16 "Minsky American Wheel": "Minsky American Wheel": The New York Times The New York Times, May 16, 1931.

17 To Whom It May Concern: Minsky and Machlin, 130. To Whom It May Concern: Minsky and Machlin, 130.

18 "Minskyville": Alva Johnston, "Tour of Minskyville," "Minskyville": Alva Johnston, "Tour of Minskyville," The New Yorker The New Yorker, May 28, 1932.

19 "Lose a few hundred": Ibid. "Lose a few hundred": Ibid.

20 "I have never yet heard": Walsh, 35. "I have never yet heard": Walsh, 35.

21 "a reformer is a guy": Walker, 224. "a reformer is a guy": Walker, 224.

22 "Do you think anything's broken?": Minsky and Machlin, 131. "Do you think anything's broken?": Minsky and Machlin, 131.

23 "Tweed Courthouse": "Tweed Courthouse": The New York Times The New York Times, December 2, 2001.

24 Q: Where did you keep these moneys: Mitgang, Q: Where did you keep these moneys: Mitgang, Once Upon a Time Once Upon a Time, 107109.

25 "Atta boy, Jimmy!": Ibid., 147. "Atta boy, Jimmy!": Ibid., 147.

26 "Presumably by a goy": Minsky and Machlin, 106107. "Presumably by a goy": Minsky and Machlin, 106107.

27 Paget's disease: Minsky, 131. I spoke with Charlene Waidman, executive director of the Paget and Bone and Cancer Foundations, who said that Billy Minsky's diagnosis was "undoubtedly due to a wrong a.s.sumption" by his doctor. At the time of Billy's death in 1932, little was known about Paget's disease; it is not a fatal condition. Paget's disease: Minsky, 131. I spoke with Charlene Waidman, executive director of the Paget and Bone and Cancer Foundations, who said that Billy Minsky's diagnosis was "undoubtedly due to a wrong a.s.sumption" by his doctor. At the time of Billy's death in 1932, little was known about Paget's disease; it is not a fatal condition.

28 "Never work north of Fourteenth Street": Minsky and Machlin, 132. "Never work north of Fourteenth Street": Minsky and Machlin, 132.

CHAPTER 29: NEW YORK CITY AND NYACK, NEW YORK, WINTER 19531954 1 "I am going to give": Rose Thompson Hovick to Gypsy Rose Lee, August 23, 1945, Series I, Box 1, Folder 12, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. "I am going to give": Rose Thompson Hovick to Gypsy Rose Lee, August 23, 1945, Series I, Box 1, Folder 12, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.

2 "Who is paying": Havoc, "Who is paying": Havoc, More Havoc More Havoc, 34.

3 "Closer, please": Ibid., 4. "Closer, please": Ibid., 4.

4 He's been stealing money: Preminger, 187190; Series II, Box 10, Folder 4, diary entry for June 25, 1953, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. He's been stealing money: Preminger, 187190; Series II, Box 10, Folder 4, diary entry for June 25, 1953, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.

5 "Is your mother home?": Erik Preminger, interview with Laura Jacobs, 2002. "Is your mother home?": Erik Preminger, interview with Laura Jacobs, 2002.

6 She opened her purse: Ibid. She opened her purse: Ibid.

7 "So very elegant": Series II, Box 10, Folder 4, diary entry for November 8, 1953, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. "So very elegant": Series II, Box 10, Folder 4, diary entry for November 8, 1953, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.

8 "I hope this is": Ibid., entry for November 23, 1953. "I hope this is": Ibid., entry for November 23, 1953.

9 answering "Miss Lee's Residence": Author's interview with Erik Preminger, November 2009. answering "Miss Lee's Residence": Author's interview with Erik Preminger, November 2009.

10 "Mother died at 6:30": Series II, Box 10, Folder 4, entry for January 28, 1954, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. "Mother died at 6:30": Series II, Box 10, Folder 4, entry for January 28, 1954, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.

11 "I know about you": Havoc, "I know about you": Havoc, More Havoc More Havoc, 275.

12 "You'll fall": Ibid. "You'll fall": Ibid.

13 "You'll never forget": Ibid., 276. "You'll never forget": Ibid., 276.

14 "This isn't the end": Ibid. "This isn't the end": Ibid.

15 Gypsy and one of Rose's neighbors: Details courtesy of researcher/writer Carolyn Quinn. Gypsy and one of Rose's neighbors: Details courtesy of researcher/writer Carolyn Quinn.

16 without any marker: Ibid. without any marker: Ibid.

CHAPTER 30: NEW YORK CITY, 19321936.

1 "H. L. Mencken called me an ecdysiast": Lee, "H. L. Mencken called me an ecdysiast": Lee, Gypsy Gypsy, 2.

2 " "We take great pride": Ibid., 296. Ibid., 296.

3 "childishly leering": Shteir, "childishly leering": Shteir, Striptease Striptease, 88; Carl Van Vechten, "A Note on Tights," American Mercury American Mercury, July 1924.

4 "kimonophobe": Kenneth Tynan, "Cornucopia," "kimonophobe": Kenneth Tynan, "Cornucopia," The New Yorker The New Yorker, May 30, 1959.

5 "went for Miss Lee": Russell Maloney, "Burlesk," "went for Miss Lee": Russell Maloney, "Burlesk," The New Yorker The New Yorker, June 8, 1935.

6 "How vital!": Lee, "How vital!": Lee, Gypsy Gypsy, 290.

7 "three stains bluer": Kyle Crichton, "Strip for Fame: Miss Gypsy Rose Lee, in Person," "three stains bluer": Kyle Crichton, "Strip for Fame: Miss Gypsy Rose Lee, in Person," Collier's Collier's, December 19, 1936.

8 La Traviata La Traviata at the Met: at the Met: The New York Times The New York Times, December 17, 1935.

9 a humming effect: Author's interview with D. A. Pennebaker, December 2008. a humming effect: Author's interview with D. A. Pennebaker, December 2008.

10 "Don't ask questions": Lee, "Don't ask questions": Lee, Gypsy Gypsy, 272.

11 "The moment I said it": Ibid., 273. "The moment I said it": Ibid., 273.

12 "depressing times": "depressing times": The New York Times The New York Times, May 25, 1932.

13 "I don't know myself": Minsky and Machlin, 150. "I don't know myself": Minsky and Machlin, 150.

14 "You were getting $60": Crichton, "Strip for Fame." "You were getting $60": Crichton, "Strip for Fame."

15 "It made me uncomfortable": Preminger, 75. "It made me uncomfortable": Preminger, 75.

16 "I guess I wasn't used to": Crichton, "Strip for Fame." "I guess I wasn't used to": Crichton, "Strip for Fame."

17 when the show closed: when the show closed: The New York Times The New York Times, April 18, 1933.

18 "burlesque moderne": "burlesque moderne": Boston Post Boston Post, November 24, 1933, Gypsy Rose Lee sc.r.a.pbooks, Reel 1, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.

19 "limousine trade": "limousine trade": Boston Evening Transcript Boston Evening Transcript, December 1, 1933, Gypsy Rose Lee sc.r.a.pbooks, Reel 1, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.

20 Gypsy would even wear: J. P. McEvoy, "More Tease than Strip," Gypsy would even wear: J. P. McEvoy, "More Tease than Strip," Reader's Digest Reader's Digest, July 1941.

21 "Burlesque pays well": "Burlesque pays well": New York World Telegram New York World Telegram, June 11, 1934.

22 "Drive out the racketeers": Brodsky, 342. "Drive out the racketeers": Brodsky, 342.

23 "stands in need of": Mitgang, "stands in need of": Mitgang, Once Upon a Time Once Upon a Time, 119.

24 "You let them s.h.i.t": Brodsky, 399. "You let them s.h.i.t": Brodsky, 399.

25 "Half Wop": Lawrence Elliott, 195. "Half Wop": Lawrence Elliott, 195.

26 "will be to Newark": "will be to Newark": The New York Times The New York Times, September 10, 1937.

27 "you know I'd never end": Frankel, 234235. "you know I'd never end": Frankel, 234235.

28 "Gypsy Rose Lee Guardia": "Gypsy Rose Lee Guardia": The New York Times The New York Times, March 7, 1937.

29 "incorporated filth": Zeidman, 230. "incorporated filth": Zeidman, 230.

30 "the usual 50 showgirls": "the usual 50 showgirls": The New York Times The New York Times, October 2, 1994.

31 "And now in Jimmy Savo's opinion": Walter Winch.e.l.l column, syndicated in "And now in Jimmy Savo's opinion": Walter Winch.e.l.l column, syndicated in Port Arthur Port Arthur (Tex.) (Tex.) News News, May 7, 1934.

32 "Get your money": Lee, "Get your money": Lee, Gypsy Gypsy, 282.

33 "connected": Crichton, "Strip for Fame." "connected": Crichton, "Strip for Fame."

34 snubbed by the "cafe girls": snubbed by the "cafe girls": New York Daily Mirror New York Daily Mirror clipping, no headline, 1933, Gypsy Rose Lee sc.r.a.pbooks, Reel 1, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. clipping, no headline, 1933, Gypsy Rose Lee sc.r.a.pbooks, Reel 1, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.

35 "Darlings, please don't ask": John Richmond, "Gypsy Rose Lee, Striptease Intellectual," "Darlings, please don't ask": John Richmond, "Gypsy Rose Lee, Striptease Intellectual," American Mercury American Mercury, January 1941.

36 Edwin Bruns: Edwin Bruns: The New York Times The New York Times, May 16, 1925.

37 "mythical admirer": "mythical admirer": New York Woman New York Woman, October 7, 1936.

38 "He's so darned handsome": Ibid. "He's so darned handsome": Ibid.

39 he promised to take care of Gypsy: Author's interview with Erik Preminger, November 2009. he promised to take care of Gypsy: Author's interview with Erik Preminger, November 2009.

40 Billy Rose's gaudy circus: Billy Rose's gaudy circus: The New York Times The New York Times November 18, 1935. November 18, 1935.

41 "ignoring the others": Havoc, "ignoring the others": Havoc, More Havoc More Havoc, 106.

42 "Among the death watch": "Among the death watch": New York Journal American New York Journal American, August 24, 1936, Gypsy Rose Lee sc.r.a.pbooks, Reel 1, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.

43 "the hillbilly's Juliet": "the hillbilly's Juliet": Daily News Daily News (New York), August 24, 1936. (New York), August 24, 1936.

44 "Keep them waiting": Fiske, 108. "Keep them waiting": Fiske, 108.

45 81 Irving Place: Series I, Box 7, Folder 2, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. 81 Irving Place: Series I, Box 7, Folder 2, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.

46 Eva Morcur: Series VI, Box 24, Folder 1, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. Eva Morcur: Series VI, Box 24, Folder 1, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.

47 Every star had one: Havoc, Every star had one: Havoc, More Havoc More Havoc, 143.

48 Otis Chatfield-Taylors: George Davis, "The Dark Young Pet of Burlesque," Otis Chatfield-Taylors: George Davis, "The Dark Young Pet of Burlesque," Vanity Fair Vanity Fair, February 1936.

49 courses of comfort food: Tippins, 90. courses of comfort food: Tippins, 90.

50 "We're broke or we wouldn't": "We're broke or we wouldn't": New York World Telegram New York World Telegram, November 28, 1936.

51 loosened a few: Havoc, loosened a few: Havoc, More Havoc More Havoc, 160.

52 Strip Girl Strip Girl, the show: "No Hits, Several Errors," The New Yorker The New Yorker, October 26, 1935.

53 "I consider that show": "I consider that show": New York Evening Journal New York Evening Journal, October 21, 1935.

54 "Mae West," she said: McEvoy, "More Tease Than Strip." 274 "Leg art requires no protection": Ibid. "Mae West," she said: McEvoy, "More Tease Than Strip." 274 "Leg art requires no protection": Ibid.

55 "I think he was a swell general": Ibid. "I think he was a swell general": Ibid.