Angel and the Badman
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Gail Russell (born Betty Gale Russell; September 21, 1924 – August 26, 1961) was an American film and television actress.
Apr 14, 2024 · Who Was Gail Russell? Gail Russell was a hauntingly beautiful yet emotionally fragile Hollywood actress with large blue eyes and a beguiling smile. During her short career, she starred with some of the most popular leading men in films, including John Wayne, Ray Milland, Joel McCrae, and Alan Ladd.
Gail Russell. Actress: The Uninvited. 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.
Nov 17, 2021 · Thrust into show business by her domineering mother, Gail Russell was a chronically shy teenager terrified of acting. To fight off her debilitating stage fright, she turned to the bottle...and then the bottle turned on her.
Gail Russell didn't long to be a movie star. A shy, introverted child who spent most of her time in her room and fled from guests, she dreamed of a career in art. When she turned into a stunning teenager, however, and caught the eye of a Paramount executive, her mother wangled a screen test.
Gail Russell, a voluptuous young actress with dark hair and an aura of powerful grace played the Quaker girl who converts John Wayne, a gunfighter and criminal, to a peaceable life. She may or may not have converted him to other activities as well.
G ail Russell was a movie star at 18 and a has-been by 30. She was dead at 36, plagued for years by a drinking problem. Russell was found in her modest Westwood home, an empty...
Jul 6, 2007 · Gail Russell–in memoriam. Posted on July 5, 2007 by lmharnisch. Photographs by the Los Angeles Times. Sgt. C.H. Specht examines damage to Jan’s Restaurant, 8424 Beverly Blvd., caused by Gail Russell’s convertible. Below right, Russell fails a test for intoxication administered by Specht. July 6, 1957.
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Jul 1, 2016 · Gail Russell, Hollywood's hard luck actress, is remembered as Stella in "The Uninvited" and the faithful Quaker girl, Penelope, who reforms John Wayne in "Angel and the Bad Man." Gail was a gifted child artist who dreamed of growing up and becoming a commercial artist.
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Gail Russell was a big screen film actress known for powerful performances. Russell's career in acting began with her roles in various films like the Ginger Rogers drama "Lady in the Dark" (1944), "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay" (1944) and "The Uninvited" (1944).
