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Gail Patrick (1911–1980)

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Cold, calculating and hard-as-nails is probably the best definition of Gail Patrick's femmes on the 30s and 40s silver screen, and the actress herself was no softie in real life. The tall, slender, patrician beauty was born with the equally stately-sounding name Margaret LaVelle Fitzpatrick in Birmingham... See full bio »

Born:

Margaret LaVelle Fitzpatrick
in Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Died:

(age 69) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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Hide HideProducer (2 titles)
1957-1966 Perry Mason (TV series) (executive producer - 271 episodes)
– The Case of the Final Fade-Out (1966) (executive producer - as Gail Patrick Jackson)
– The Case of the Crafty Kidnapper (1966) (executive producer - as Gail Patrick Jackson)
– The Case of the Positive Negative (1966) (executive producer - as Gail Patrick Jackson)
– The Case of the Misguided Model (1966) (executive producer - as Gail Patrick Jackson)
– The Case of the Dead Ringer (1966) (executive producer - as Gail Patrick Jackson)
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1958 Cool and Lam (TV movie) (executive producer - as Gail Patrick Jackson)
 
Show ShowActress (64 titles)
1966 Perry Mason (TV series)
Courtroom Spectator
– The Case of the Final Fade-Out (1966) … Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
 
1948 The Inside Story
Audrey O'Connor
 
1947 King of the Wild Horses
Ellen Taggert
 
1947 Calendar Girl
Olivia Radford
 
1946 Plainsman and the Lady
Cathy Arnesen
 
1946 Rendezvous with Annie
Dolores Starr
 
1946 Claudia and David
Julia Naughton
 
1946 The Madonna's Secret
Ella Randolph
 
1945 Twice Blessed
Mary Hale
 
1945 Brewster's Millions
Barbara Drew
 
1944 Up in Mabel's Room
Mabel Essington
 
1943 Women in Bondage
Margot Bracken
 
1943 Hit Parade of 1943
Toni Jarrett
 
1942 Quiet Please: Murder
Myra Blandy
 
1942 Tales of Manhattan
Ellen
 
1942 We Were Dancing
Linda Wayne
 
1941 Kathleen
Lorraine Bennett
 
1941 Love Crazy
Isobel Kimble Grayson
 
1940 Gallant Sons
Clare Pendleton
 
1940 My Favorite Wife
Bianca
 
1940 The Doctor Takes a Wife
Marilyn Thomas
 
1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1939 Reno
Jessie Gibbs
 
1939 Grand Jury Secrets
Agnes Carren
 
1939 Man of Conquest
Margaret Lea
 
1939 Disbarred
Joan Carroll
 
1938 King of Alcatraz
Dale Borden
 
1938 Wives Under Suspicion
Lucy Stowell
 
1938 Dangerous to Know
Margaret Van Case
 
1938 Mad About Music
Gwen Taylor
 
1937 Stage Door
Linda Shaw
 
1937 Artists & Models
Cynthia Wentworth
 
1937 Her Husband Lies
Natalie Martin
 
1937 John Meade's Woman
Caroline Haig
 
1936 White Hunter
Helen Varek
 
1936 Murder with Pictures
Meg Archer
 
1936 My Man Godfrey
Cornelia Bullock
 
1936 Early to Bed
Grace Stanton
 
1936 The Preview Murder Mystery
Claire Woodward Smith
 
1936 Two in the Dark
Irene Lassiter
 
1935 The Lone Wolf Returns
Marcia Stewart
 
1935 Two-Fisted
Sue Parker
 
1935 The Big Broadcast of 1936
Nurse
 
1935 Wanderer of the Wasteland
Ruth Virey
 
1935 Smart Girl
Kay Reynolds
 
1935 Doubting Thomas
Florence McCrickett
 
1935 No More Ladies
Theresa
 
1935 Mississippi
Elvira
 
1935 Rumba
Patsy Fletcher
 
1934 One Hour Late
Mrs. Ellen Barclay
 
1934 Wagon Wheels
Nancy Wellington
 
1934 Take the Stand
Cornelia Burbank
 
1934 Murder at the Vanities
Sadie Evans
 
1934 The Crime of Helen Stanley
Helen Stanley
 
1934 Death Takes a Holiday
Rhoda
 
1933 Cradle Song
Maria Lucia
 
1933 To the Last Man
Ann Hayden Stanley
 
1933 Mama Loves Papa
Bit Role (uncredited)
 
1933 Gambling Ship (uncredited)
 
1933 Pick-up
Party Girl (uncredited)
 
1933 The Phantom Broadcast
Laura Hamilton
 
1933 Murders in the Zoo
Jerry Evans
 
1933 The Mysterious Rider
Mary Benton Foster
 
1932 If I Had a Million
New Secretary at Idylwood (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1973-1974 The New Perry Mason (TV series) (executive consultant - 13 episodes)
– The Case of the Violent Valley (1974) (executive consultant)
– The Case of the Tortured Titan (1974) (executive consultant)
– The Case of the Perilous Pen (1973) (executive consultant)
– The Case of the Frenzied Feminist (1973) (executive consultant)
– The Case of the Spurious Spouse (1973) (executive consultant)
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Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
1946 Rendezvous with Annie (performer: "Dream Man")
 
1941 Kathleen (performer: "Row, Row, Your Boat" or "The Old Log Hut" 1852)
 
1937 Her Husband Lies (performer: "No More Tears", "You Gambled With Love")
 
1935 No More Ladies (performer: "All I Do Is Dream Of You" 1934 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
1950 Screen Actors (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1947/I Unusual Occupations (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1942 Soaring Stars (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1941 Picture People No. 2: Hollywood Sports (short)
Herself
 
1941 Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (documentary short)
Herself
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 7: Wardrobe Designers (documentary short)
Herself
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 6: Hollywood Recreations (documentary short)
Herself
 
1935 A Dream Comes True (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Isobel Grayson in 'Love Crazy'
 
1953 Wagon Wheels (short)
Nancy Wellington
 
1939 Land of Liberty
 

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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Gail Patrick Anderson | Gail Patrick Jackson

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I always felt self-conscious as an actress because I'm tall. I see that it came over as haughtiness. I just don't have an actress's soul. I think mine has a dollar sign on it. See more »

Trivia:

Gail Patrick's first husband, Robert Howard Cobb, was the owner of the famous Brown Derby Restaurant. Gail performed on stage with the Lux Radio Theater at the Music Box Theater (now the Henry Fonda Music Box Theater), which was just around the corner on Hollywood Blvd. After 1938, she only had to walk... See more »

Star Sign:

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