The Stripper (film)

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. William Travilla was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White. The film was intended to be a vehicle for two Fox contract stars, Marilyn Monroe and Pat Boone, but Monroe died in 1962 and Boone turned down the film on moral grounds.

The Stripper (film)

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. William Travilla was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White. The film was intended to be a vehicle for two Fox contract stars, Marilyn Monroe and Pat Boone, but Monroe died in 1962 and Boone turned down the film on moral grounds.