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Gertrude Michael(1911-1964)

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Gertrude Michael
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Femmes en cage (1950)
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Gertrude Michael was born in Talladega, Alabama, on June 1, 1911. After graduating from high school, she appeared on radio, as a musician and "Home Arts" advisor. A piano prodigy, she dropped out of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music at age 18 to pursue acting. It was in Cincinnati, in 1929, that she made her stage debut in a stock company headed by Stuart Walker. She subsequently appeared on Broadway in Rachel Crothers's "Caught Wet" (1931). She entered the movies playing Richard Arlen's fiancée in Wayward (1932). Arguably her best remembered role is the jealous "Rita Ross" of Rythmes d'amour (1934). She died in Hollywood on December 31, 1964, having never married. She was interred at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory, Los Angeles, California.
BornJune 1, 1911
DiedDecember 31, 1964(53)
BornJune 1, 1911
DiedDecember 31, 1964(53)
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Photos55

Robert Armstrong, Buster Crabbe, James Gleason, and Gertrude Michael in Search for Beauty (1934)
Ray Milland and Gertrude Michael in Ultime forfait (1935)
Bruce Cabot and Gertrude Michael in Murder on the Blackboard (1934)
Bruce Cabot and Gertrude Michael in Murder on the Blackboard (1934)
Bruce Cabot and Gertrude Michael in Murder on the Blackboard (1934)
Gertrude Michael and Edna May Oliver in Murder on the Blackboard (1934)
Maurice Chevalier, Gertrude Michael, and Helen Twelvetrees in Monsieur Bébé (1933)
Ray Milland, Paul Cavanagh, Berton Churchill, and Gertrude Michael in Menaces (1934)
Gertrude Michael and Vivienne Osborne in Sailor Be Good (1933)
Gertrude Michael in Menaces (1934)
Gertrude Michael in Une femme diabolique (1934)
Robert Gleckler and Gertrude Michael in L'homme à l'héliotrope (1936)

Known for:

Cary Grant in The Last Outpost (1935)
The Last Outpost
6.0
  • Rosemary
  • 1935
Je ne suis pas un ange (1933)
Je ne suis pas un ange
6.9
  • Alicia Hatton
  • 1933
Alan Baxter and Gertrude Michael in Prisoner of Japan (1942)
Prisoner of Japan
4.5
  • Toni Chase
  • 1942
Rythmes d'amour (1934)
Rythmes d'amour
6.5
  • Rita Ross
  • 1934

Credits

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Actress

  • Day in Court
    TV Series
    • 1963
  • Tony Curtis in Le héros d'Iwo-Jima (1961)
    Le héros d'Iwo-Jima
    7.3
    • Clubwoman (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • The Continental Twist (1961)
    The Continental Twist
    5.3
    • Letitia Clunker
    • 1961
  • Lloyd Bridges in Remous (1958)
    Remous
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Friedrich
    • 1961
  • The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960)
    The Case of the Dangerous Robin
    7.9
    TV Series
    • 1961
  • The Fisher Family (1952)
    The Fisher Family
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Barton
    • 1959
  • Victor Jory in Manhunt (1959)
    Manhunt
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Connie Martell
    • 1959
  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Helen Rucker
    • 1958
  • The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957)
    The New Adventures of Charlie Chan
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Joyce Fenton
    • 1957
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    7.6
    TV Series
    • the Duchess
    • 1952–1957
  • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
    The 20th Century-Fox Hour
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Kate
    • 1957
  • Cameo Theatre (1950)
    Cameo Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • 1955
  • Your Play Time
    TV Series
    • Coralee
    • 1955
  • Fireside Theatre (1949)
    Fireside Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Amanda
    • Mrs. Ronland
    • Marian Tannen ...
    • 1950–1955
  • Jan Sterling, Ida Lupino, and Cleo Moore in Femmes en prison (1955)
    Femmes en prison
    6.5
    • Chief Matron Sturgess
    • 1955

Soundtrack

  • Grass (1999)
    Grass
    7.2
    • performer: "Marahuana"
    • 1999
  • Rythmes d'amour (1934)
    Rythmes d'amour
    6.5
    • performer: "Ebony Rhapsody", "Second Hungarian Rhapsody", "Sweet Marijuana" (uncredited)
    • 1934

Videos2

Flamingo Road
Trailer 1:59
Flamingo Road
Caged (1950)
Trailer 2:05
Caged (1950)

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Gertrude Michaels
  • Height
    • 1.65 m
  • Born
    • June 1, 1911
    • Talladega, Alabama, USA
  • Died
    • December 31, 1964
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "Calling All Stars" on Broadwau. Musical revue. Dialogue / sketches directed by Lew Brown and Thomas Mitchell. Dances / ensembles directed by Maurice L. Kussel. Scenic Design by Nat Karson. Costume Design by Billi Livingston; Lighting Design by Abe Feder. Strauss dances directed by Sara Mildred Strauss. Entire production supervised / produced by Lew Brown. Hollywood Theatre: 13 Dec 1934-12 Jan 1935 (36 performances). Cast: Edna Abbey, Janet Abbott, Eunice Altea, Alice Anderson, Alice Anthon, Arthur Auerbach, Phil Baker, Alice Bankert, Al Bernie, Babette Bissinger, Alice Blair, Anthony Blair, Mary Bolles, Patricia Bowman, George Brady, Ann Budnik, Emma Burke, Olga Burke, Dolores Campbell, Ann Canova, Judy Canova, Peter Canova, Zeke Canova, Gloria Claire, Catherine Clark, Marie Cole, Irene Coleman, Nathalie Crandall, Marguerite De Coursey, Rena Dell, Anita Ferne, Pat C. Flick, Gladys Glancy, George Gordon, Roxy Green, Revalie Haber, Billy Hale, Marion Heemsath, Orchid Henson, Lou Holtz, George Hunter, Estelle Jayne, Eddie Johnson, Sel Jos, Iris Kingsley, Viola Lenn, Clark Leston, Ella Logan, Eleanor Low, Helen Mack, Ned Maisel, Joan Manners, Everett Marshall, Camilla Masters, Gloria Mausier, Mitzi Mayfair, Sara Mazo, June McGraol, Harry McNaughton, June McNulty, William Meader, Ann Metzger, Elsie Mindell, Ruth Morgan, June Murphy, Gertrude Niesen, Rose Palmer, Grace Patterson, Harry Patterson, Ellen Pratt, Grace Pearce, Jean Rauley, Martha Raye, D. Raymond, Grace Rochester, Sara Mildred Strauss Dancers, Munice Sich, Frances Sinclair, Polly Sturgeon, Jack Tally, Peggy Taylor and Her Dancing Pirates, Lorraine Teatom, June Tempest, Bobby Theiss, Cynthia Thompson, Emily Von Hoven, Marguerite White, Jack Whiting, Joan Whitney.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles
    • 5 Pictorials

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    Had a love-affair with hard-boiled short story writer Paul Cain, who wrote for the screen under the pseudonym Peter Ruric. After they broke up, Cain wrote about her in the only novel of his published during his lifetime, "Fast One." Both Gertrude and Cain were alcoholics, and in the novel published several years later after they called it quits, she was the inspiration for the dipsomaniac lover, Granquist.

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