Above all, she was her own creation. Even her name was invented. She grew up as Rose Louise Hovik. When asked if she ever explained why she chose the name "Gypsy," her son, Erik Lee Preminger, said, ...

The Cocoa Village Playhouse is staging the classic musical "Gypsy" from Feb. 6 through Feb. 22. Loosely inspired by the memoir of burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee, the story follows her and her ambitious ...

Gypsy Rose Lee was one of America's legendary entertainers. On this 100th anniversary of her birth, you may wonder just what makes her legacy endure. Rita Braver can explain: In 1943 she played ...