100th BIRTHDAY
Gypsy Rose Lee
AMERICAN ACTRESS
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BORN: February 9, 1911, Seattle, Washington
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DIED: April 26, 1970, Los Angeles, California
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CAUSE OF DEATH: Lung cancer
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June Havoc, who appeared on vaudeville stages when she was 2 as Baby June and went on to a successful acting career — but saw her accomplishments overshadowed by the fictionalized portrayal of her in the 1959 musical “Gypsy” — died on Sunday at her home in Stamford, Conn. She was believed to be 97. The death was confirmed by her caregiver, Tana Sibilio.
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Click below to see Gypsy Rose Lee do her routine in Screaming Mimi (1958)
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