Gail Russell (I) (1924–1961)

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Gail Russell was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 21, 1924. She remained in the Windy City, going to school until her parents moved to California when she was 14. She was an above-average student in school and upon graduation from Santa Monica High School was signed by Paramount Studios. Because of her ethereal beauty, Gail was to be groomed... See full bio »

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Known For

The Uninvited
The Uninvited Stella Meredith
(1944)
Angel and the Badman
Angel and the Badman Penelope Worth
(1947)
Calcutta
Calcutta Virginia Moore
(1946)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Night Has a Thousand Eyes Jean Courtland
(1948)
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 1961 The Silent Call
Flore Brancato
 1960 Manhunt (TV Series)
Mrs. Clark
- Matinee Mobster (1960) ... Mrs. Clark
 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 7 Men from Now
Annie Greer
 1956 Studio 57 (TV Series)
Jane Finley
- Time, Tide and a Woman (1956) ... Jane Finley
 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 Moonrise
Gilly Johnson
 1948 Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Jean Courtland
 1947 Variety Girl
Gail Russell
 1947 Angel and the Badman
Penelope Worth
 1946 Calcutta
Virginia Moore
 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
 1943 Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Virginia Lowry
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Other Works:

(11/16/46) Radio: Appeared (as "Eileen MacFarland") in a "This Is Hollywood" production of "The Bachelor's Daughters".

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Height:

5' 7" (1.7 m)

Spouse:

Guy Madison  (divorced)
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Personal Quote:

I have hand trouble. Unconsciously I clasp my hands and then start wringing them. It's getting to be a gag now on the set. Director John Farrow ("Calcutta" and "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes") had a stock line to deliver every time my hands wouldn't behave. It was, 'Hands, Gail, cut.' They finally tied my hands to my sides with handkerchiefs. See more »

Trivia:

She was signed to co-star with George Raft in Loan Shark (1952), but had to withdraw due to "illness", according to studio press releases. She was replaced by Dorothy Hart. See more »
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