Beatrice Gray
Beatrice Gray (born March 3, 1911 near Karthage , Illinois , † November 25, 2009 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actress .
Life
After her father's death, Gray moved with her family to California, where she married in 1935 and only began taking dance lessons after the birth of three children. She then worked in this profession for a few years - she had meanwhile left her husband and moved first to Miami with her mother and children, then to New York.
In the spring of 1943, she met b-western star Bob Steele , who put her on the film. She played the lead role in only four films by Monogram Pictures and one of Universal Pictures , but was given the opportunity to make smaller appearances in many more. She also worked in the Busby Berkeley dance company .
Her son Billy Gray was a child actor; sometimes her name is also referred to as Beatrice Gray .
Filmography (selection)
- 1936: Swing Time
- 1937: New Faces of 1937
- 1943: The Sheriff of Kansas (The Kansan)
- 1944: Laura
- 1944: Here Come the Waves
- 1946: Little Giant
- 1947: Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
- 1947: The Unconquered
- 1947: A double life (alternatively murder in ecstasy ; OT: A Double Life )
- 1948: Johanna von Orleans (Joan of Arc)
- 1952: His Great Fight (Flesh and Fury)
- 1952: You shall be my lucky star (Singin 'in the Rain)
- 1952: The Day of Retribution (Untamed Frontier)
- 1958: Death Rides With (Wild Heritage)
- 1996: A Memory for Tino (short film)
Web links
- Beatrice Gray in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Beatrice Gray see page westernclippings.com (English).
- ↑ Beatrice Gray B-Westerns Enduring Actress see page wildestwesterns.com (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gray, Beatrice |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gray, Beatrice |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | near Carthage , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 25, 2009 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |