Gale Page (born Sally Perkins Rutter
July 29, 1910
[ – January 8, 1983) was an American singer and actress.]
Early life
Page was the daughter of R.L. and Isabel (Gale) Rutter of Spokane.[ ] Her aunt and uncle were Elizabeth Gale Page and Miles Poindexter
Miles Poindexter (April 22, 1868September 21, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician. As a Republican and briefly a Progressive, he served one term as a United States representative from 1909 to 1911, and two terms as a United States senato ...
, a U.S. senator from Washington
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and later U.S. Ambassador to Peru.[ ] She was also the great-granddaughter of Joseph Gale
Joseph Goff Gale (April 29, 1807 – December 13, 1881) was an American pioneer, trapper, entrepreneur, and politician who contributed to the early settlement of the Oregon Country. There he assisted in the construction of the first sailing vesse ...
, the first governor of Oregon.
Career
Radio
Page was a radio actress and singer before being signed to a Hollywood film contract by Warner Brothers
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American Film studio, film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, Califo ...
in 1938.
She sang on a Spokane station before getting a job on KYW radio in Chicago, Illinois, subsequently moving to NBC, where her network activities included singing on ''Fibber McGee and Molly
''Fibber McGee and Molly'' (1935–1959) was a longtime highly popular husband-and-wife team radio comedy program.
The situation comedy was a staple of the NBC Red Network from 1936 on, after originating on NBC Blue in 1935. One of the most p ...
''.[ Page was cast as blues singer Gertrude Lamont in the 1935 soap opera ''Masquerade''.]Today's Children
''Today's Children'' was a name shared by two thematically related American radio soap operas created and written by Irna Phillips, the earliest of which was her first nationally networked series.
1933-1938 series
The original series, which debut ...
''. In the summer of 1939, she co-starred with Jim Ameche
Jim Ameche (August 6, 1915 – February 4, 1983)Cox, Jim (2008). ''This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . Page 29. was an American r ...
on ''Hollywood Playhouse''.[
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Film
She made her film debut in ''Crime School
''Crime School'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring the Dead End Kids and Humphrey Bogart.
Plot
A junkman does business with the Dead End Kids: Frankie, Squirt, Spike, Goofy, Fats, and Bugs. When the boys ask for ...
'' (1938)[ with ]Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey DeForest Bogart (; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American film and stage actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood cinema films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film In ...
and also appeared in ''The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
''The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Edward G. Robinson, Claire Trevor and Humphrey Bogart. It was distributed by Warner Bros. and written by John Wexley and John Huston, based o ...
'' (1938) before winning the role of the fourth daughter in ''Four Daughters
''Four Daughters'' is a 1938 American romance film that tells the story of a happy musical family whose lives and loves are disrupted by the arrival of a charming young composer who interjects himself into the daughters' romantic lives. His cynic ...
'' (1938). She co-starred in this with the Lane Sisters
The Lane Sisters were a family of American singers and actresses. The sisters were Leota Lane (October 25, 1903 – July 25, 1963), Lola Lane (May 21, 1906 – June 22, 1981), Rosemary Lane (April 4, 1913 – November 25, 1974) and Priscilla ...
and was the only film "daughter" not played by one of the Lanes. She appeared in three other films with the Lane sisters: ''Daughters Courageous
''Daughters Courageous'' is a 1939 American drama film starring John Garfield, Claude Rains, Jeffrey Lynn and featuring the Lane Sisters: Lola Lane, Rosemary Lane and Priscilla Lane. Based on the play ''Fly Away Home'' by Dorothy Bennett and I ...
'' (1939) and the two "Four Daughters" sequels: ''Four Wives
''Four Wives'' is a 1939 American drama (film and television), drama film starring the Lane Sisters (Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane (actress), Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane (actress/singer), Lola Lane) and Gale Page. The film was directed by Michael C ...
'' (1939) and ''Four Mothers
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures.
In mathematics
Four is the smallest c ...
'' (1941).
Page appeared in only 16 films during her career, including ''Heart of the North
''Heart of the North'' is a 1938 American adventure film directed by Lewis Seiler and written by Lee Katz and Vincent Sherman. The film stars Dick Foran, Gloria Dickson, Gale Page, Allen Jenkins, Patric Knowles, and Janet Chapman. The film was r ...
'' (1938), ''You Can't Get Away with Murder
''You Can't Get Away with Murder'' is a 1939 crime drama directed by Lewis Seiler, starring Humphrey Bogart and Gale Page, and featuring " Dead End Kid" leader Billy Halop. The film is from Bogart's period of being cast in B pictures by Warne ...
'' (1939), '' Naughty but Nice'' (1939), '' They Drive by Night'' (1940), ''Knute Rockne, All American
''Knute Rockne, All American'' is a 1940 American biographical film that tells the story of Knute Rockne, Notre Dame's legendary football coach. It stars Pat O'Brien as Rockne and Ronald Reagan as player George Gipp, as well as Gale Page, Donald ...
'' (1940), ''The Time of Your Life
''The Time of Your Life'' is a 1939 five-act play by American playwright William Saroyan. The play is the first drama to win both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. The play opened on Broadway theatre, Broa ...
'' (1948), and '' Anna Lucasta'' (1949).
Television
Page was a semi-regular performer on the television series ''Robert Montgomery Presents
''Robert Montgomery Presents'' is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950, until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its eight-year run, and the title was altered to feature the ...
'' from 1954 until 1957.
Personal life
Page was first married to Frederick M. Tritschler, with whom she had a son.[ They divorced on October 20, 1939.][ ]
On August 17, 1942,[ Page married Count Aldo Solìto de Solis,][ ] a pianist and composer.[ ] In 1943, they had twins, Marina Francesca and Lucchino Giovanni. By this marriage the actress acquired the title Countess Solìto de Solis.
Death
Page died in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ...
, aged 72, from lung cancer.
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1910 births
1983 deaths
Countesses
20th-century American actresses
American film actresses
American television actresses
American radio actresses
Deaths from lung cancer in California
Actresses from Spokane, Washington
Warner Bros. contract players