June Havoc

“I've had a hell of a life. I'm a survivor.”

“The real Gypsy was a secretly shy, gentle, and talented woman. Her famous striptease act was a masterpiece of comedy.”

“I was a has-been at seven.”

“My mother was the ultimate stage mother. She was a combination of Medea and the northern lights.”

“I ran away from home at 13 and got married. I had a child at 16. I was a widow at 17.”

“You have to be a little bit crazy to do what I do.”

“Vaudeville was a training ground for every kind of performer.”

“I've done everything except kick a giraffe in the navel.”

“I feel I'm a survivor, and I'm very proud of it.”

“I did not want to be a dancer. I was born with a voice and I wanted to act.”

“To be a star is to own the world and all the people in it. After a while, this gets a little boring.”