Gail Gilmore
Biography
Gail Gilmore was a Canadian actress who worked in film and television in the 1960s, sometimes billed as Gail Gibson. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, she trained as a dancer and joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in 1952 at age 15. She moved into acting in 1964 with appearances in the television series Mr. Novak, My Three Sons, Perry Mason and Wagon Train, and took the lead in a Hollywood stage production of Under the Yum Yum Tree. She made six films between 1964 and 1965, among them The Girls on the Beach (1965), Beach Ball (1965), Village of the Giants (1965) and The Loved One (1965). She appeared opposite Elvis Presley in Girl Happy (1965) and Harum Scarum (1965). She later taught ballet in the Berkshires from 1973 to 1995 and published an autobiography in 2009, which won a silver medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards. She died in 2014.
76years old at death
- Born Edmonton
- Died Sharon
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Gail Gerber
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 0 years1965 to 1965
Every film, newest first
- 1965Girl HappyIMDb rating 6.4
- 1965Harum ScarumIMDb rating 4.6
- 1965Village of the GiantsIMDb rating 3.8
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Early training
Gail Gilmore trained as a ballet dancer and joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in 1952 at age 15, before she ever acted on screen.
First role
Gilmore's acting work started in 1964, when she appeared in four TV series: Mr. Novak, My Three Sons, Perry Mason, and Wagon Train. She also had the lead in Under the Yum Yum Tree at the Ivar Theatre in Hollywood.
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Worked with
Gail Gilmore shares two films with Elvis Presley, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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John Fiedler's page
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Boris SagalDirector, 1 film, 1965
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Bert I. GordonDirector, 1 film, 1965
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