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Gail Russell (I) (1924–1961)

Actress

An angelically beautiful leading lady with a demure and melancholy screen persona which reflected a deeper sadness in her real life. She was born Elizabeth Russell in Chicago, Illinois, the second child of George and Gladys (Barnet) Russell. She was painfully, almost disablingly shy as a child. When she was a teenager, her family moved to Los Angeles... See full bio »

Born:

Elizabeth L. Russell
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 36) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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1961 The Silent Call
Flore Brancato
 
1960 Manhunt (TV series)
Mrs. Clarke
– Matinee Mobster (1960) … Mrs. Clarke
 
1960 The Rebel (TV series)
Cassandra Bannister
– Noblesse Oblige (1960) … Cassandra Bannister
 
1958 No Place to Land
Lynn Dillon
 
1957 The Tattered Dress
Carol Morrow
 
1956 Seven Men from Now
Annie Greer
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
– Time, Tide and a Woman (1956)
 
1951 Air Cadet
Janet Page
 
1950 The Lawless
Sunny Garcia
 
1950 Captain China
Kim Mitchell
 
1949 The Great Dan Patch
Cissy Lathrop
 
1949 El Paso
Susan Jeffers
 
1949 Song of India
Princess Tara
 
1948 Wake of the Red Witch
Angelique Desaix
 
1948 Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Jean Courtland
 
1948 Moonrise
Gilly Johnson
 
1947 Variety Girl
Gail Russell
 
1947 Calcutta
Virginia Moore
 
1947 Angel and the Badman
Penelope Worth
 
1946 The Bachelor's Daughters
Eileen MacFarland
 
1946 Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Cornelia Otis Skinner
 
1945 Duffy's Tavern
Gail Russell
 
1945 The Unseen
Elizabeth Howard
 
1945 Salty O'Rourke
Barbara Brooks
 
1944 Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Cornelia Otis Skinner
 
1944 The Uninvited
Stella Meredith
 
1944 Lady in the Dark
Barbara (at 17)
 
1943 Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Virginia Lowry
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1957 Hollywood Glamour on Ice (short)
Herself
 
1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Herself - Intermission guest
– The Black Angel (1957) … Herself - Intermission guest
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2007 100 Years of John Wayne (TV documentary short)
 
2005 Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (TV documentary)
Herself
 

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The Great Dan Patch -- Story of the legendary trotting horse Dan Patch. The Uninvited -- Open-ended Trailer from Paramount
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Personal Quote:

I was possessed with an agonizing kind of self-consciousness where I felt my insides tightening into a knot, where my face and hands grew clammy, where I couldn't open my mouth, where I felt impelled to turn and run if I had to meet new people. When my parents had guests, I would run, get under the piano and hide there. See more »

Trivia:

Suffered paralyzing stage fright during the filming of The Uninvited and suffered a nervous breakdown following its completion. In the role of Stella, the song "Stella by Starlight," which came from the film, is forever associated with Gail. See more »

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