Gale Storm
Biography
Gale Storm was the professional name of an American singer and actress who moved from low-budget films to popular 1950s television. Born in Bloomington, Texas, she won a 1940 Gateway to Hollywood radio contest whose prize was a studio contract, and she took her stage name from that contest. After steady work at RKO Radio Pictures she became a leading player at Monogram Pictures, appearing in Swing Parade of 1946 (1946), It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947), Stampede (1949), The Underworld Story (1950) and Between Midnight and Dawn (1950). From 1952 to 1955 she starred in My Little Margie, and from 1956 to 1960 in The Gale Storm Show alongside ZaSu Pitts. Six of her songs reached the top ten, and her version of I Hear You Knockin' hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1955. She also appeared in stage plays and published an autobiography in 1981.
87years old at death
- Born Bloomington
- Died Danville
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Josephine Owaissa Cottle (birth name)Also credited as Josephine Cottle
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 9 years1941 to 1950
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First role
At 17, Gale Storm entered a Gateway to Hollywood radio contest on the urging of two teachers; the prize was a one-year movie studio contract, which she won and which immediately gave her the stage name Gale Storm.
A first
Gale Storm's first record, a cover of Smiley Lewis's rhythm and blues hit "I Hear You Knockin'," sold over a million copies.
Gale Storm movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Gordon Douglas directed two of these films. Philip Van Zandt appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Philip Van Zandt's page
Ray Teal's page
Raymond Burr's page
Edward Brophy's page
Alan Hale Jr.'s page
Dennis O'Keefe's page
All films by Gordon Douglas
Also two films together5 more actors
- John EldredgeStampede (1949) and Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
- Donald CurtisStampede (1949) and City of Missing Girls (1941)
- Leon BelascoIt Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947) and Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
- Art BakerThe Underworld Story (1950) and Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)
- Roland WintersBetween Midnight and Dawn (1950) and The Underworld Story (1950)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
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