x dismiss this message
Did you know you can edit this page?
-
Sign Into Shelfari
-
Choose something to edit
-
Save your contributions
see page history
Description edit
With the critically acclaimed Sin in the Second City , bestselling author Karen Abbott “pioneered sizzle history” ( USA Today ). Now she returns with the gripping and expansive story of America’s coming-of-age—told through the extraordinary life of Gypsy Rose Lee and the world she survived... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Rose Louise: Add a description of this character.
- Gypsy Rose Lee
- Billy Minsky
- Charlie Chaplin
- Morton
- Mike
- Erik
- Abe
- Herbert
- Waxey Gordon
- Michael Todd
- Grandpa Thompson
- John Sumner
- La Guardia
- Charlie Thompson
- Laurents
- Mademoiselle Fifi
- Louise Hovick
- Rose Hovick
- George Davis
- Margie
- Bobby
- Joan
- Tessie
- Jimmy Walker
- Bill Kirkland
- Fanny Brice
- Ginny Augustin
- Mary
- Louis Minsky
- Jack
- Moss
- Roosevelt
- Arnold Rothstein
- Carson
- Mae
- Weinstock
- Walter Winchell
Setting & Locations edit
- New York City
- Minsky's Republic
- Hollywood
- Seattle
- Manhattan
- Chicago
- Paris
- America
- Lower East Side
- Brooklyn
- Ziegfeld
- United States
- Tammany Hall
- Park Music Hall
- Georgia
- Big Lady
- Kansas City
- City Hall
- Harlem
- Philadelphia
- France
- Los Angeles
- Washington
- San Francisco
- Europe
- New Jersey
- Republic Theatre
Organizations edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- Karen Abbott (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4000-6691-9
Page Count: 422
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4000-6691-9
Page Count: 422
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 920
Subjects edit
Popular Tags
We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.
