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Gypsy
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Directed by	Mervyn LeRoy
Produced by	Mervyn LeRoy
Written by	Leonard Spigelgass Stephen Sondheim Arthur Laurents
Starring	Rosalind Russell Natalie Wood Karl Malden
Music by	Jule Styne
Cinematography	Harry Stradling
Editing by	Philip W. Anderson
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	1 November 1962
Running time	143 min
Country	USA
Language	English
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Gypsy is a 1962 musical film made by Warner Bros., about the early life of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee. It was produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay by Leonard Spigelgass was based on the stage musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book by Arthur Laurents, which was in turn loosely based on Lee's book Gypsy: A Memoir. The cinematography was by Harry Stradling, the costume design by Orry-Kelly, Bill Gaskin and Howard Shoup.

The film stars Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, and Karl Malden.

Original Kiss Me, Kate cast member Lisa Kirk dubbed Rosalind Russell's singing voice, but Russell's attempts at singing were rediscovered on scratchy acetate discs and recently made available as supplements on the CD reissue of the film soundtrack. Rosalind Russell's own singing voice, however, can be heard in the film, during the "Rose's Turn" number, for at least half of the song, in "Mr. Goldstone" and the cut numbers "You'll Never Get Away From Me (Duet)" and "Together Wherever We Go".

Natalie Wood provided her own singing in this film: in West Side Story, her singing was performed by Marni Nixon.

It had been hoped that the film would star Judy Garland as Mama Rose and Ann-Margret as Gypsy, but they were both involved in other projects.

A rumor exists that Rosalind Russell was rushed to the hospital after she accidentally inserted a hatpin through her head while filming the "Some People" scene.

The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, for Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design and Best Music Scoring. It was also nominated for six Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Natalie Wood), Best Actor (Karl Malden) and Most Promising Newcomer (Paul Wallace) and won the Best Actress award for Rosalind Russell. Russell had won the same award the previous year for her role in A Majority of One.

A rumor persists that Ethel Merman, who originated the role of Rose on Broadway and was bitter at not being cast in the film version, somehow got a copy of the original takes of Rosalind Russell's singing, and played recordings of them at parties.

• Gypsy at the Internet Movie Database