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Gypsy (1962) was a Biographical - Comedy Film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Mervyn LeRoy.

Academy Awards 1962 --- Ceremony Number 35 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best CinematographyHarry Stradling, Sr.Nominated
Best Costume DesignOrry-KellyNominated
Best Music - ScoringFrank PerkinsNominated
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Video of the Week: “Gypsy Traders” (2)

By Marisa on Sep 18, 2013 From The Timothy Carey Experience

Our Video of the Week is one from the archives. It’s the Cowboy G-Men episode “Gypsy Traders,” first airing on February 28, 1953. Timothy is uncredited and silent as “Tall Gypsy,” but he does have an amusing bit during an encounter with a flea circus. Tim appeared in s... Read full article


Pic of the Day: “Gypsy Traders” revisited (1)

By Marisa on Nov 27, 2012 From The Timothy Carey Experience

Today we revisit “Gypsy Traders,” the Cowboy G-Men episode that first aired on February 28, 1953. Timothy gets to indulge in a bit of comedy as the “Tall Gypsy” has an itchy encounter with Zerbo (Phil Arnold) and his flea circus. Arnold was a hard-working character actor, of... Read full article


Pic of the Day: “Gypsy Traders” revisited (2)

By Marisa on Feb 6, 2012 From The Timothy Carey Experience

The Pic of the Day for your Monday takes another look at the Cowboy G-Men episode “Gypsy Traders,” first airing on February 28, 1953. Timothy and his fellow Gypsies, including Charlita and X Brands, are skeptical of the motives of federal crimebuster Pat Gallagher (Russell Hayden). X Br... Read full article


Pic of the Day: “Gypsy Traders”

By Marisa on Aug 30, 2011 From The Timothy Carey Experience

Today’s pic is from the Cowboy G-Men episode “Gypsy Traders,” which first aired on February 28, 1953 (I posted the video of this recently). Tim is uncredited and has no lines as “Tall Gypsy,” but he does have this amusing bit of comedy business with Phil Arnold during a... Read full article


Video of the Week: “Gypsy Traders” (1)

By Marisa on Aug 3, 2011 From The Timothy Carey Experience

Seek and ye shall find! Our video of the week is the Cowboy G-Men episode “Gypsy Traders,” first broadcast on February 28, 1953. This is the only one of the episodes that Tim appears in that I don’t have on DVD (will fix that ASAP). He is uncredited (listed on IMDb as “Tall G... Read full article


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Quotes from

Rose Hovick: [on remarrying] After three husbands, it takes a lot of butter to get you back in the frying pan.


Rose Hovick: [contemplating an unneeded wig] You know, we could get a nice refund on this... if we'd ever paid for it.


Louise "Gypsy Rose Lee" Hovick: [singing] Let me entertain you, Let me make you smile, Let me do a few tricks, Some old and then some new tricks, I'm very versatile, And if you're real good, I'll make you feel good, I want your spirits to climb, So let me entertain you, And we'll have a real good time; Yes, sir!, We'll have a real good time.


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Facts about

The original Broadway production of "Gypsy" opened at the Broadway Theater on May 21, 1959 and ran for 702 performances starring Ethel Merman and Jack Klugman. "Gypsy" was nominated for the 1960 Tony Award for the Best Musical.
Per the Rhino soundtrack information Rosalind Russell herself sang in the eventually deleted "Together, Wherever We Go" number, not Lisa Kirk.
Veteran songwriter Jule Styne, who composed the songs for "Gypsy," can be seen during the opening credits leading the orchestra in the overture.
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