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   Rose Evangeline Hovick (née Thompson; August 31, 1890 – January 28, 1954) was an American talent manager best known as the mother of two famous performing daughters: burlesque artist Gypsy Rose Lee and actress and dancer June Havoc. Her career as her daughters' manager is dramatized in the musical Gypsy .

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   Apr 8, 2004 · As Gypsy Rose Lee, she became famous in burlesque as a classy and witty strip tease artist. She, her little sister June (later known as June Havoc, 1912?-2010), and her monstrous stage mother, Rose Thompson Hovick, passed into show biz legend when her bestselling 1957 memoir, Gypsy, became a Broadway smash.

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   Oct 11, 2013 · I researched Rose Thompson Hovick's story with one thought in mind: to find out the truth about this fascinating, and often maligned or misunderstood, stage mother who became a theatrical legend after she had passed away in 1954.

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   Who is Rose Thompson Hovick?

   • 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.

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   Who is Thompson Hovick?

   • Thompson Hovick became known as the ultimate stage mother by way of the musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable, based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee. Originally staged in 1959, Gypsy – with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book by Arthur Laurents – has been performed in countless venues on stage and in film.

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   Why did Hovick tell Rose he was a newspaperman?

   • Later, Rose told her daughters that her own mother had warned her against marrying a Norwegian, as his wife would always come second to the animals in the barn. When Rose accused him of being a tight-fisted Norwegian farmer, Hovick reminded her he was actually a newspaperman.

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   Why did Carolyn Hovick write 'Mama Rose's turn'?

   • She particularly loves the songs and styles of the 1920s. Carolyn wrote "MAMA ROSE'S TURN: The True Story of America's Most Notorious Stage Mother" after extensively researching the life of Rose Thompson Hovick, whose colorful and unorthodox parenting style inspired the Broadway musical Gypsy.

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6. archive.nytimes.com › artsbeatRose’s Turn: Mother of ‘Gypsy’ to Get a Biography

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   Jul 20, 2012 · By Felicia R. Lee. Rose Thompson Hovick, whose offspring included Gypsy Rose Lee, the burlesque queen, and June Havoc, the actress, is remembered as the ultimate stage mother thanks to the...

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   Carolyn Quinn's \"Mama Rose's Turn\" reveals the true story of Rose Thompson Hovick, who led a troupe of performing children in the 1920s and 1930s. The book challenges the fictionalized portrayal of Hovick in the musical Gypsy by Arthur Laurents and Jule Styne.

8. www.hometownsource.com › sun_thisweek › authorAuthor uncovers life of infamous vaudeville stage mom with ...

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   Jun 27, 2013 · Rose Thompson Hovick is the fascinating, misrepresented character immortalized in the musical “Gypsy.” The crazed stage mom who managed the vaudeville acts of daughters Gypsy Rose Lee and June Havoc captivated the attention of a 12-year-old Carolyn Quinn who saw the play.

9. www.broadwayworld.com › article › Carolyn-Quinn-PensCarolyn Quinn Pens Rose Thompson Hovick Biography MAMA ROSE'S ...

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   Oct 24, 2013 · 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....