Gertrude Michael
Biography
Gertrude Michael was an American actress who worked in film, theater, and television. Born in Talladega, Alabama, she became a radio singer and studied law at the University of Alabama and music at Converse College and the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She made her stage debut in 1929 with a stock company in Cincinnati, and in 1931 she acted on Broadway in Rachel Crothers' Caught Wet. Her early screen work included playing Richard Arlen's fiancée in Wayward (1932), and she became known for roles such as Rita Ross in the film Murder at the Vanities (1934), where she sang Sweet Marijuana, and as Alicia Hatton in Mae West's comedy I'm No Angel (1933). She returned to the stage in 1937 in Damn Deborah and later appeared on television programs including Fireside Theater and Perry Mason.
53years old at death
- Born Talladega
- Died Beverly Hills
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Lillian Gertrude Michael
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 19 years1933 to 1952
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Early training
Michael continued her music studies at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and her work there won her a scholarship to study in Italy for five years.
First role
In Cincinnati in 1929, Michael made her stage debut with the Stuart Walker stock theater company, the start of her stage career.
Gertrude Michael movies on Netflix
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Worked with
Gertrude Michael shares two films with Irving Pichel, 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
Irving Pichel's page
Cary Grant's page
Ellen Corby's page
Henry O'Neill's page
Joan Crawford's page
Ray Milland's page
All films by John Cromwell
All films by Cecil B. DeMille
All films by Wesley Ruggles
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