The Naked Genius

The Naked Genius is a 1943 American play written by Gypsy Rose Lee, produced by Mike Todd and starring Joan Blondell as Honey Bee Carroll. The play was performed 36 times between 21 October and 20 November in 1943 at the Plymouth Theatre.

The play was later adapted into the 1946 film Doll Face directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Carmen Miranda and Vivian Blaine.

External links

The Naked Genius at the Internet Broadway Database

Gypsy Rose Lee

Family

June Havoc (sister)
Rose Thompson Hovick (mother)
Alexander Kirkland (2nd husband)
Erik Lee Preminger (son)

Works

The G-String Murders (1941)
The Naked Genius (1943)
Gypsy: A Memoir (1957)

Musical

Gypsy (1959 musical)
Gypsy (1962 film)
Gypsy (1993 TV film)
- soundtrack

Act 1	"May We Entertain You?" "Everything's Coming up Roses"

Act 2	"Together (Wherever We Go)" "You Gotta Get a Gimmick" "Rose's Turn"

Other adaptations

Lady of Burlesque (1943)
Doll Face (1945)