31 Georgia Sothern: Erik Preminger, interview with Laura Jacobs, 2002. Georgia Sothern: Erik Preminger, interview with Laura Jacobs, 2002.
32 E. Sergio: Ibid. E. Sergio: Ibid.
33 Ginny Augustin made a pa.s.s: Author"s interview with Erik Preminger, November 2009. Ginny Augustin made a pa.s.s: Author"s interview with Erik Preminger, November 2009.
34 "I didn"t do a thing": Havoc, "I didn"t do a thing": Havoc, More Havoc More Havoc, 175.
35 "tantamount to refusal to indict": "tantamount to refusal to indict": Oakland Tribune Oakland Tribune, November 39, 1937.
36 "more like everyone else": Havoc, "more like everyone else": Havoc, More Havoc More Havoc, 189.
37 when the three of them: Erik Preminger, interview with Laura Jacobs, 2002. when the three of them: Erik Preminger, interview with Laura Jacobs, 2002.
38 "Think, June," she mused: Havoc, "Think, June," she mused: Havoc, More Havoc More Havoc, 198.
39 "sweet lovely datter": John "Jack" Hovick to Gypsy Rose Lee, Series I, Box 1, Folder 6, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. "sweet lovely datter": John "Jack" Hovick to Gypsy Rose Lee, Series I, Box 1, Folder 6, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.
40 "I remember when I was pregnant": Elizabeth Hovick to Gypsy Rose Lee, May 31, 1966, Series I, Box 1, Folder 6, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. "I remember when I was pregnant": Elizabeth Hovick to Gypsy Rose Lee, May 31, 1966, Series I, Box 1, Folder 6, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.
41 "I wanted to be married": "I wanted to be married": Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times, August 1, 1937; Lauterbach, "Gypsy Rose Lee: She Combines," Life Life, December 14, 1942.
42 both of them alone: both of them alone: Oakland Tribune Oakland Tribune, August 15, 1937.
43 "Darling cant make trip": Rose Thompson Hovick to Gypsy Rose Lee, Series I, Box 1, Folder 8, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. "Darling cant make trip": Rose Thompson Hovick to Gypsy Rose Lee, Series I, Box 1, Folder 8, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.
44 "Colossol [sic] Stupidity": June Havoc to Gypsy Rose Lee, undated, Series I, Box 2, Folder 12, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. "Colossol [sic] Stupidity": June Havoc to Gypsy Rose Lee, undated, Series I, Box 2, Folder 12, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.
45 "A gal has to know": Frankel, 54. "A gal has to know": Frankel, 54.
46 continued an allowance: Rose Thompson Hovick to Gypsy Rose Lee, May 26, 1938, Series I, Box 1, Folder 9, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. continued an allowance: Rose Thompson Hovick to Gypsy Rose Lee, May 26, 1938, Series I, Box 1, Folder 9, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.
47 "Louise," Rose wrote: Rose Thompson Hovick to Gypsy Rose Lee, May 10, 1938, Series I, Box 1, Folder 9, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. "Louise," Rose wrote: Rose Thompson Hovick to Gypsy Rose Lee, May 10, 1938, Series I, Box 1, Folder 9, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.
48 "What have I ever done": Ibid. "What have I ever done": Ibid.
49 "I will regret": Rose Thompson Hovick to Gypsy Rose Lee, May 26, 1938, Series I, Box 1, Folder 9, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. "I will regret": Rose Thompson Hovick to Gypsy Rose Lee, May 26, 1938, Series I, Box 1, Folder 9, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.
50 chased Bob around the house: Author"s interview with June Havoc, March 2008. chased Bob around the house: Author"s interview with June Havoc, March 2008.
51 "With my act": John Richmond, "Gypsy Rose Lee, Striptease Intellectual," "With my act": John Richmond, "Gypsy Rose Lee, Striptease Intellectual," American Mercury American Mercury, January 1941.
52 "Dear Louise": Ruth Mizzy to Gypsy Rose Lee, December 20, 1938, Series I, Box 2, Folder 8, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. "Dear Louise": Ruth Mizzy to Gypsy Rose Lee, December 20, 1938, Series I, Box 2, Folder 8, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.
53 "silly and rather provincial": Frankel, 35. "silly and rather provincial": Frankel, 35.
CHAPTER 34: NEW YORK CITY, 19581959.
1 "Wish I had a town": Laura Jacobs, "Taking It "Wish I had a town": Laura Jacobs, "Taking It All All Off," Off," Vanity Fair Vanity Fair, March 2003.
2 "Closed doors": Laurents, 379. "Closed doors": Laurents, 379.
3 the girls all vowed: Ibid., 377. the girls all vowed: Ibid., 377.
4 "Was your son": Ibid., 379. "Was your son": Ibid., 379.
5 "Did the fifteen-year-old": Ibid. "Did the fifteen-year-old": Ibid.
6 "Wasn"t that the phone?": Ibid. "Wasn"t that the phone?": Ibid.
7 "Oh, darling": Ibid. "Oh, darling": Ibid.
8 June feels differently: Author"s interviews with June Havoc, March and June 2008; June Havoc, interview with Laura Jacobs, 2002. June feels differently: Author"s interviews with June Havoc, March and June 2008; June Havoc, interview with Laura Jacobs, 2002.
9 "You want the world to believe": Havoc, "You want the world to believe": Havoc, More Havoc More Havoc, 185.
10 "Listen, June": Ibid. "Listen, June": Ibid.
11 "Grim," Gypsy scribbles: Series II, Box 12, Folder 1, diary entry for January 22, 1959, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. "Grim," Gypsy scribbles: Series II, Box 12, Folder 1, diary entry for January 22, 1959, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.
12 "You didn"t come to see me": Laurents, 388. "You didn"t come to see me": Laurents, 388.
13 "I found her funny": Ibid. "I found her funny": Ibid.
14 "I"m touching!": Ibid. "I"m touching!": Ibid.
15 "I am ill": Series II, Box 12, Folder 1, diary entry for March 13, 1959, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. "I am ill": Series II, Box 12, Folder 1, diary entry for March 13, 1959, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.
16 he notices a pet.i.te figure: Laurents, 388389. he notices a pet.i.te figure: Laurents, 388389.
17 "You see, I love you": June Havoc to Gypsy Rose Lee, Series I, Box 2, Folder 9, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD. "You see, I love you": June Havoc to Gypsy Rose Lee, Series I, Box 2, Folder 9, Gypsy Rose Lee Papers, BRTD.
18 she is not guaranteed a royalty: June Havoc, interview with Laura Jacobs, 2002. she is not guaranteed a royalty: June Havoc, interview with Laura Jacobs, 2002.
19 "s.c.r.e.w.i.n.g me out in public": Author"s interview with June Havoc, June 2008. "s.c.r.e.w.i.n.g me out in public": Author"s interview with June Havoc, June 2008.
20 "example of a nonlove": Ibid. "example of a nonlove": Ibid.
21 "It realizes," June says: June Havoc, interview with Laura Jacobs, 2002. "It realizes," June says: June Havoc, interview with Laura Jacobs, 2002.
22 sends Erik to the home: Preminger, 92. sends Erik to the home: Preminger, 92.
23 She thinks, for a moment: Ibid., 101. She thinks, for a moment: Ibid., 101.
CHAPTER 35: NEW YORK CITY, 1969.
1 "Broadway is New York intensified": Browne, 339. "Broadway is New York intensified": Browne, 339.
2 the worst serial shuttering: the worst serial shuttering: The New York Times The New York Times, June 27, 1955.
3 "lurid and flamboyant": "lurid and flamboyant": The New York Times The New York Times, November 29, 1962.
4 "obscene, indecent": "obscene, indecent": The New York Times The New York Times, June 27, 1971.
5 "deviant" males: "deviant" males: The New York Times The New York Times, December 9, 1955.
6 "Given the nature": "Given the nature": The New York Times The New York Times, June 26, 1966.
7 "To the editor": "To the editor": The New York Times The New York Times, June 29, 1969.
8 the ills of the Depression: Phillips, 83. the ills of the Depression: Phillips, 83.
9 "excessive and l.u.s.tful kissing": Eyles, 14. "excessive and l.u.s.tful kissing": Eyles, 14.
10 "stimulate the lower and baser": Ibid. "stimulate the lower and baser": Ibid.
11 "burlesque commenced to run wild": John S. Sumner, "burlesque commenced to run wild": John S. Sumner, Half and Half: Somewhat Autobiographical Half and Half: Somewhat Autobiographical, 13, John Saxton Sumner Papers, Wisconsin Historical Society.
12 "nine months" interest": Minsky and Machlin, 253254. "nine months" interest": Minsky and Machlin, 253254.
13 "You"d think," he wrote: Ibid., 254. "You"d think," he wrote: Ibid., 254.
14 "This is the beginning": Zeidman, 230. "This is the beginning": Zeidman, 230.
15 "I wish," Morton wrote: Minsky and Machlin, 277. "I wish," Morton wrote: Minsky and Machlin, 277.
16 Moss issued a sort of Hays Code: Moss issued a sort of Hays Code: Billboard Billboard, April 6, 1935.
17 "Minsky masterpieces": "Minsky masterpieces": Zit"s Weekly Zit"s Weekly, February 16, 1935.
18 "Burlesque at Broadway": Shteir, "Burlesque at Broadway": Shteir, Striptease Striptease, 382.
19 "The Mysterious Messieurs X": "The Mysterious Messieurs X": The New York Times The New York Times, April 17, 1937.
20 Gone with the Winski: Gone with the Winski: Ibid. Ibid.
21 "real, living Minskys": "real, living Minskys": The New York Times The New York Times, December 26, 1936.
22 "a renegade from the true": Minsky and Machlin, 158. "a renegade from the true": Minsky and Machlin, 158.
23 "We are on the most": Ibid., 258. "We are on the most": Ibid., 258.
24 "Maybe," he added: Ibid., 259. "Maybe," he added: Ibid., 259.
25 FEEL WE COULD GREATLY: Morton Minsky and Herbert Minsky to Congressman Samuel d.i.c.kstein, February 18, 1937, National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 233, Records of the 75th Congress, Box 114, Folder HR26-HR246. FEEL WE COULD GREATLY: Morton Minsky and Herbert Minsky to Congressman Samuel d.i.c.kstein, February 18, 1937, National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 233, Records of the 75th Congress, Box 114, Folder HR26-HR246.
26 "Strange as it may seem": Herbert K. Minsky, from U.S. Congress, Hearing of the House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, "(75) H.R. 30: A Bill to Protect the Artistic and Earning Opportunities in the United States for American Actors, Vocal Musicians, Operatic Singers, Solo Dancers, Solo Instrumentalists, and Orchestral Conductors, and for Other Purposes" (2/24/1937), Microfilm, Library of Congress. "Strange as it may seem": Herbert K. Minsky, from U.S. Congress, Hearing of the House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, "(75) H.R. 30: A Bill to Protect the Artistic and Earning Opportunities in the United States for American Actors, Vocal Musicians, Operatic Singers, Solo Dancers, Solo Instrumentalists, and Orchestral Conductors, and for Other Purposes" (2/24/1937), Microfilm, Library of Congress.
27 "The American stripper": "The American stripper": c.u.mberland c.u.mberland (Md.) (Md.) Evening Times Evening Times, February 25, 1937.
28 "About this bill": Herbert K. Minsky, from U.S. Congress, Hearing of the House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization for (75) H.R. 30, Microfilm, Library of Congress. "About this bill": Herbert K. Minsky, from U.S. Congress, Hearing of the House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization for (75) H.R. 30, Microfilm, Library of Congress.
29 A four-year-old girl: A four-year-old girl: The New York Times The New York Times, August 14, 1937.
30 An eleven-year-old Brooklyn girl: An eleven-year-old Brooklyn girl: The New York Times The New York Times, August 18, 1937.
31 An eight-year-old was raped: An eight-year-old was raped: The New York Times The New York Times, August 9, 1937.
32 A ten-year-old girl was attacked: A ten-year-old girl was attacked: The New York Times The New York Times, August 12, 1937 33 A nine-year-old Catholic schoolgirl: A nine-year-old Catholic schoolgirl: The New York Times The New York Times, March 23, 1937.
34 A thirty-four-year-old writer: A thirty-four-year-old writer: The New York Times The New York Times, April 11, 1936.
35 "criminal s.e.xual perverts": "criminal s.e.xual perverts": The New York Times The New York Times, October 1, 1937.
36 "s.e.x hygiene": "s.e.x hygiene": The New York Times The New York Times, May 2, 1937.
37 It was the state"s fault: It was the state"s fault: The New York Times The New York Times, August 26, 1937.
38 "salacious" performances: "salacious" performances: The New York Times The New York Times, April 16, 1937.
39 "At any time during": Ibid., 271. "At any time during": Ibid., 271.
40 "You think you are running": "You think you are running": The New York Times The New York Times, April 16, 1937.
41 "If you want to close them": Ibid. "If you want to close them": Ibid.
42 "In our case brother": "In our case brother": The New York Times The New York Times, September 4, 1937.
43 "even the word striptease": Shteir, "even the word striptease": Shteir, Striptease Striptease, 171.
44 "go into these places": Friedman, 86. "go into these places": Friedman, 86.
45 "For G.o.ds sakes": Letter to Fiorello La Guardia, June 17, 1937, Papers of Fiorello H. La Guardia, Munic.i.p.al Archives, City of New York. "For G.o.ds sakes": Letter to Fiorello La Guardia, June 17, 1937, Papers of Fiorello H. La Guardia, Munic.i.p.al Archives, City of New York.
46 "habitats of s.e.x crazed perverts": "habitats of s.e.x crazed perverts": The New York Times The New York Times, May 4, 1937.
47 "All of us were fidgeting": Minsky and Machlin, 276. "All of us were fidgeting": Minsky and Machlin, 276.