Gay Seabrook (born Gladys Johnson; April 1, 1901 – April 18, 1970) was a film, Broadway and radio actress.
Early years
Seabrook was the daughter of Rufus Johnson, a newspaper circulation manager.
Career
In the mid 1920s, Seabrook portrayed Mary Margaret in the play ''The Fool'', which toured the United States for 62 weeks after having been presented "for some time in New York." She appeared in the
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
productions of ''Crime Marches On'' (1935) and ''
Three Men on a Horse
''Three Men on a Horse'' is a three-act farce co-authored by John Cecil Holm and George Abbott. The comedy focuses on a man who discovers he has a talent for choosing the winning horse in a race as long as he never places a bet himself. Originally ...
'' (1942).
Seabrook was teamed with comedian
Emerson Treacy
Emerson Treacy (September 17, 1900 – January 10, 1967) was a film, Broadway, and radio actor.
Career
Treacy was teamed with comedienne Gay Seabrook to form the double-act Treacy and Seabrook. The team was very successful on radio and in thea ...
to form the double-act Treacy and Seabrook. The team was very successful on radio and in theater during the early 1930s, with routines similar to those of real husband-and-wife team
Burns and Allen
Burns and Allen was an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen. They worked together as a successful comedy team that entertained vaudeville, film, radio, and television audiences for over forty years.
The duo ...
. The two had worked together in 1928, teamed as young lovers in a production of the play ''Tommy''. A newspaper article about the upcoming production described Treacy and Seabrook as "two of the best known portrayors of youthful roles in the country."
Seabrook also appeared as the ditzy mother of
Spanky McFarland in the ''
Our Gang
''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, also the ...
''
short films
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
''
Bedtime Worries
''Bedtime Worries'' is a 1933 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 124th (36th talking episode) ''Our Gang'' short released.
Plot
On the day he is promoted to head clerk (or "head cluck," as Spanky mistakenly ...
'' and ''
Wild Poses
''Wild Poses'' is short subject in the '' Our Gang'' (''The Little Rascals'') series.
It was produced and directed by Robert F. McGowan for Hal Roach Studios and first released on October 28, 1933 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was the 125th ''Our Ga ...
''.
On radio, Seabrook played Susabelle on ''The Park Avenue Penners''
[Terrace, Vincent (1999). ''Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 265.] and was a member of the cast of ''Meet Mr. Meek''.
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Death
Seabrook died on April 18, 1970.
References
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1901 births
1970 deaths
American film actresses
American stage actresses
American radio actresses
20th-century American actresses