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Gail Davis (I) (1925–1997)

Actress

Trivia:

According to Holly George Warren's book, Public Cowboy No. 1, Gail Davis had an affair with Gene Autry, who discovered her and put her in many of his westerns and produced her starring series Annie Oakley. The affair lasted for many years. See more trivia »

Born:

Betty Jeanne Grayson
in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Died:

(age 71) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1973 Coffy
Bricke Redd
 
1961 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Karen Moore
– The Perfect Female (1961) … Karen Moore
 
1959 Alias Jesse James
Annie Oakley (uncredited)
 
1954-1957 Annie Oakley (TV series)
Annie Oakley
– Desperate Men (1957) … Annie Oakley
– The Dutch Gunmaker (1957) … Annie Oakley
– Dude's Decision (1957) … Annie Oakley
– Tuffy (1957) … Annie Oakley
– Annie and the Miser (1957) … Annie Oakley
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1950-1954 The Gene Autry Show (TV series)
Ann Lawton / Billie Carter / Bonnie West / …
– Civil War at Deadwood (1954) … Laurie Sampson
– Ransom Cross (1953) … Bonnie West
– Steel Ribbon (1953) … Billie Carter
– Horse Sense (1952) … Elaine Castle
– Melody Mesa (1952) … Joan Merritt
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1953 Pack Train
Jennifer Coleman
 
1952-1953 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Mamie
– Land of the Free (1953)
– The Little Bullfrog Nugget (1952) … Mamie
 
1953 Goldtown Ghost Riders
Cathy Wheeler
 
1953 On Top of Old Smoky
Jen Larrabee
 
1953 Winning of the West
Ann Randolph
 
1952 Blue Canadian Rockies
Sandra Higbee
 
1952 The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV series)
Kate Sellers / Rose Banning
– Golden Trap (1952) … Kate Sellers
– Trouble in Tuscarora (1952) … Rose Banning
 
1950-1952 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Edie Foster / Mary Webster / Nora Spencer / …
– Trial by Fire (1952) … Mary Webster
– Friend in Need (1951) … Ruth
– Spanish Gold (1950) … Nora Spencer
– Buried Treasure (1950) … Edie Foster
 
1950-1952 The Cisco Kid (TV series)
Ruth Drake / Lucille Gordon / Miss Scott / …
– Big Steal (1952) … Lucille Gordon
– The Talking Dog (1952) … Miss Scott
– False Marriage (1950) … Nancy King (as Gale Davis)
– The Will (1950) … Ruth Drake (as Gale Davis)
– Convict Story (1950) … Ruth Drake (as Gale Davis)
 
1952 Wagon Team
Connie Weldon
 
1952 The Old West
Arlie Williams
 
1952 The Range Rider (TV series)
Ann Carter / Lilian Jensen
– Greed Rides the Range (1952) … Ann Carter
– Outlaw's Double (1952) … Lilian Jensen
 
1951 Overland Telegraph
Terry Muldoon
 
1951 Valley of Fire
Laurie
 
1951 Flying Leathernecks
Virginia Blithe (uncredited)
 
1951 Yukon Manhunt
Jane Kenmore
 
1951 Take Care of My Little Girl
Thelma (uncredited)
 
1951 Silver Canyon
Dell Middler
 
1951 Whirlwind
Elaine Lassiter
 
1951 Texans Never Cry
Nancy Carter
 
1951 Operation Pacific
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1950 Indian Territory
Melody Colton
 
1950 Cow Town
Ginger Kirby
 
1950 Six Gun Mesa
Lynne Gregory
 
1950 West of Wyoming
Jennifer Draper
 
1950 Trail of the Rustlers
Mary Ellen Hyland
 
1949 Sons of New Mexico
Eileen MacDonald
 
1949 South of Death Valley
Molly Tavish
 
1949 Brand of Fear
Anne Lamont
 
1949 The Judge Steps Out
Young Mother with Baby Carriage (uncredited)
 
1949 Law of the Golden West
Ann Calvert
 
1949 Frontier Investigator
Janet Adams
 
1949 Death Valley Gunfighter
Trudy Clark
 
1949 They Live by Night
Girl at Parking Lot (uncredited)
 
1948 The Far Frontier
Susan Hathaway
 
1948 If You Knew Susie
Miss Gail - Mike's Secretary (uncredited)
 
1947 The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Baggett Daughter (uncredited)
 
1947 Let's Make Rhythm (short)
Juke Box Operator
 
1947 In Room 303 (short)
Miss Marshall
 
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1958 Wide Wide World (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Western (1958) … Herself
 
1955 Dateline: Disneyland (TV special documentary)
Annie Oakley (uncredited)
 
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2009 Shintaro! The Samurai Sensation That Swept a Nation (TV documentary)
Herself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1957) Unsold pilot: She co-starred with Gene Autry in a pilot for CBS for a TV version of Autry's hit radio series, "Melody Ranch".

Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

Gale Davis

Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[in 1982] Annie Oakley had to deal with the same ruthless characters--rustlers and killers--that the cowboys dealt with. And she did it without ever killing a one of them. See more »

Trivia:

According to Holly George Warren's book, Public Cowboy No. 1, Gail Davis had an affair with Gene Autry, who discovered her and put her in many of his westerns and produced her starring series Annie Oakley. The affair lasted for many years. See more »

Nickname:

Bootsie See more »

Star Sign:

Libra