The Stripper (1963)
June 19, 1963Release Date
The Stripper (1963)
June 19, 1963Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Joanne Woodward
Lila Green
Richard Beymer
Kenny Baird
Claire Trevor
Helen Baird
Carol Lynley
Miriam Caswell
Robert Webber
Ricky Powers
Louis Nye
Ronnie Cavendish
Franklin J. Schaffner
Director
William Inge
Writer
Gypsy Rose Lee
Madame Olga
Meade Roberts
Writer
Michael J. Pollard
Jelly
Sondra Blake
Edwina
Jerry Wald
Producer
Jerry Goldsmith
Composer
Susan Brown
Mrs. Mulvaney
Ellsworth Fredericks
Cinematographer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The Stripper is a 1963 American drama film about a struggling, aging actress-turned-stripper, played by Joanne Woodward, and the people she knows. It is based on the play A Loss of Roses by William Inge.
This was the feature film debut of director Franklin J. Schaffner, and co-starred Carol Lynley, Robert Webber, and Richard Beymer. Also appearing as Madame Olga was real-life stripper Gypsy Rose Lee. It was the first Schaffner film to feature a score by prolific composer Jerry Goldsmith, who later worked with Schaffner on Planet of the Apes, Patton, Papillon, and The Boys from Brazil.William Travilla was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White.
The film was intended to be a vehicle for Marilyn Monroe and Pat Boone, two Fox contract stars, but Monroe died in 1962, and Boone refused the role on moral grounds.