Birthname: Elizabeth L. Russell
| Sign | Virgo |
| Born |
Sep 21, 1924
Chicago, IL |
| Died |
Aug 27, 1961
Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 36 |
Gail Russell |
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| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1943-1961 |
| Top Roles | Penelope Worth, Stella Meredith, Gilly Johnson, Elizabeth Howard, Barbara |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Adventure, Comedy, Film Noir, Western |
| Top Topics | Romance (Drama), Book-Based, Ghosts, England, Outlaws |
| Top Collaborators | William Demarest, John Wayne, Diana Lynn, Ray Milland, Macdonald Carey, John Hoyt, Argentina Brunetti, Ian MacDonald |
| Also Born on September 21 | |
| Also Born in 1924 | |
| Also Born in Illinois | |
| Also a Virgo | |
Gail Russell Overview:
Legendary actress, Gail Russell, was born Elizabeth L. Russell on Sep 21, 1924 in Chicago, IL. Russell died at the age of 36 on Aug 27, 1961 in Los Angeles, CA .
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Another of Hollywood's great tragedies: a haunting, beautiful limpid-eyed and gentle-seeming brunette who played helpless heroines beset by problems. In real life she was indeed beset, by the alcoholism that started at an early stage of her career and had ruined it by the early fifties. Found dead on the floor of her apartment "of natural causes." Married to Guy Madison 1949-1954. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Russell was never nominated for an Academy Award.
Gail Russell BlogHub Articles:
Day Eleven of Noirvember: The Tragic Life and Times of Gail Russell
Of all the noir femmes I can think of, Gail Russell had the saddest eyes. There was a reason for that. Russell appeared in four noirs during her career – Calcutta (1947), opposite Alan Ladd; Moonrise (1948), with Dane Clark and Lloyd Bridges; Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948), starring Edward G. Ro... Read full article
Angel and the Badman (1947) with John Wayne and Gail Russell
Share This!He lived only for revenge…She lived only for his love! By the middle of the 1940s it was becoming clear that in John Wayne Republic Pictures had a leading star on their hands. As the 40s progressed you can see the quality of Wayne’s pictures with Republic growing almost exponent... Read full article
Pawsome Pet Pictures: Gail Russell
Almost missed Pawsome Pet Picture Day..sorry guys. But better late than never. Gail Russell and friend... Read full article
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Gail Russell Quotes:
Quirt Evans: What?
Penelope Worth: The gun!
Quirt Evans: Oh, well, it balances me. One leg's longer than the other. You know, the weight.
Penelope Worth: Thee are a liar.
Jean Courtland: They keep watching.