Gypsy Rose Lee (1911–1970) was the most famous American burlesque performer of her day. Renowned as much for her witty repartee as her striptease act, she also appeared in 12 films and her own TV show. A regular contributor to The New Yorker, Lee published two novels and her memoir, Gypsy (1957), which became the inspiration for the hugely popular Broadway musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable and the 1962 film starring Rosalind Russell and Natalie Wood.
“Burlesque is the background ... [and] the background is perfect.
Recommended for the readers who feel better when their eyebrows are
raised.”
*The New Yorker*
“A lurid, witty and highly competent detective story ... Rich
showbusiness vocabulary and stage-door gags make her book almost a
social document. The G-String Murders build up to a hair-raising
climax.”
*Time magazine*
“[Lee’s] novel is a rich and lusty job, brimming over with
infectious vitality and a hilarious jargon of her own.”
*Life*
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