Gale Page

Gale Page (actually Sally Perkins Rutter ; born July 29, 1913 in Spokane , Washington , † January 8, 1983 in Santa Monica , California ) was an American actress .

Life

Even before she started in the film business, Sally Rutter had taken on the stage name Gale Page. She performed as a singer with the Ted Weems orchestra . In 1938 the film studio Warner Bros. noticed her and took her under contract as an actress. She made her film debut at the side of Humphrey Bogart in the drama School of Crime . She was quickly committed to the role of decorative brunettes. The high point of her career was the role of Emma, ​​one of the four Lemp sisters in the musical comedy Father conducted by Michael Curtiz . Gale Page also played the role of Emma Lemp in the three sequels ( Four daughters clean up , Four Wives and Four Mothers ). Your film sisters were played by the real Lane sisters Priscilla , Rosemary and Lola .

Her relatively short film career comprised 16 feature films, plus a few appearances in television series. She withdrew from film to devote herself to her family. With her husband Aldo Solito de Solis, she had a son, Luchino, who also became an actor.

Filmography (selection)

• 1938: School of the crime ( Crime School )
• 1938: The double life of Dr. Clitterhouse ( The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse )
• 1938: Father conducts ( Four Daughters )
• 1938: Assault on the Arctic Queen ( Heart of the North ).
• 1939: Four daughters clean up ( Daughters Courageous )
• 1939: Four Wives
• 1940: On the Road at Night ( They Drive by Night )
• 1940: Knute Rockne, All American
• 1941: Four Mothers

Web links

Commons : Gale Page  - collection of images

• Gale Page in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Gale Page in the German dubbing index