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2 days ago · The English term Gypsy (or Gipsy) originates from the Middle English gypcian, short for Egipcien. The Spanish term Gitano and French Gitan have similar etymologies. They are ultimately derived from the Greek Αιγύπτιοι (Aigyptioi), meaning Egyptian, via Latin.
3 days ago · The characters in the Gypsy musical are based on the colorful family members and acquaintances Gypsy Rose Lee documented in her memoir. Here are the major ones. Here are the major ones. Rose: Modeled after the real-life Rose Thompson Hovick, Momma Rose is the overbearing stage mom who lives vicariously through her daughters, pushing them through vaudeville performances and hustling for gigs.
4 days ago · The cast of Gypsy includes Naomi Watts as Jean Holloway, Billy Crudup as Michael Holloway, Sophie Cookson as Sidney Pierce, Karl Glusman as Sam Duffy, Lucy Boynton as Allison Adams, Poorna Jagannathan as Larin Inamdar, Melanie Liburd as Alexis Wright, and Brenda Vaccaro as Claire Rogers. The most popular cast member today is Naomi Watts (Jean ...
2 days ago · Charlie Chaplin in the early 1920s. Hiba Abouk – Spanish actress. Sandro de América – Argentine actor. Saša Barbul – Serbian actor. Gratiela Brancusi – American-Romanian actress. Yul Brynner – Russian-American actor and honorary president of the International Romani Union. Michael Caine – English actor.
40 minutes ago · Related: Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Says She Wants to Swap Spotlight for '9 to 5' Job: 'Should Work at McDonald's' She also gave fans a glimpse of the matching husky dog tattoos she'd got with Urker. Blanchard made sure to tag her cousin, Bobby Pitre, and his Louisiana store Sailor Bob's Tattoo Parlor, where the pair got the tattoos done.
5 days ago · Slovakia - Folk, Classical, Gypsy: Music occupies an important place in Slovak cultural life. Its development has been traced to Roman times, and it was nurtured by the Roman Catholic Church and by the Magyar nobility. In addition, a strong folk tradition developed; this became an object of scholarly interest in the first half of the 19th century, when a separate national musical tradition ...
1 day ago · Musician, composer. Instrument (s) Guitar, violin, banjo. Years active. 1928–1953. Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his Romani nickname Django ( French: [dʒãŋɡo ʁɛjnaʁt] or [dʒɑ̃ɡo ʁenɑʁt] ), was a Belgian Manouche or Sinti jazz guitarist and composer. He was one of the first major jazz talents to ...
