Gypsy (1962) | |
| Director(s) | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Producer(s) | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Comedy, Drama, Film Adaptation, Musical |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Broadway, Mother Daughter, Show Business |
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Gypsy Overview:
Gypsy (1962) was a Biographical - Comedy Film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Mervyn LeRoy.
Academy Awards 1962 --- Ceremony Number 35 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Cinematography | Harry Stradling, Sr. | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Orry-Kelly | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Frank Perkins | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
Video of the Week: “Gypsy Traders” (2)
By Marisa on Sep 18, 2013 From The Timothy Carey ExperienceOur 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 ExperienceToday 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 ExperienceThe 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 ExperienceToday’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 ExperienceSeek 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: You need something to remind you your goal was to be a great actress. Not a cheap stripper.
Louise "Gypsy Rose Lee" Hovick: My sister's the actress, mother. And I'm *not* a cheap stripper. I'm the highest-paid in the business.
Rose Hovick: You won't be ready for vaudeville when it comes back.
Louise "Gypsy Rose Lee" Hovick: No, I'll be *dead*.
Louise "Gypsy Rose Lee" Hovick: [singing] Little cat, little cat, why do you look so blue? Did somebody paint you to look like that, or is it your birthday, too? Little lamb, little lamb, I wonder how old I am.
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Facts about
The stage team had hoped that Warner would cast Judy Garland as Mama Rose and Ann-Margret as Gypsy. The two stars had heavy scheduling conflicts, so the production team passed on both.
Before the decision was made to dub most of her vocals, Rosalind Russell attempted to do her own singing. The highly unsatisfactory results can be heard as an extra feature on the soundtrack CD. After Ethel Merman's death, a tape of the Russell recordings was found in a box in Merman's closet. Merman, who was infuriated that she'd not been cast in the film, evidently had retained this copy of the Russell vocals as a strange and somewhat vengeful consolation prize.
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