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People

Gertie Brown Gertie Brown Moore (born Gilberta Gertrude Chevalier, August 23, 1878 – February 24, 1934) was a vaudeville performer and one of the first African-American film actresses. Brown is most famous for her part in the 1898 silent film ''Something Go ...

(1878–1934), vaudeville performer and one of the first African-American film actresses *

Gertie Eggink Gertie Eggink (born 21 February 1980) is a Dutch sidecarcross rider and the 2010 Sidecarcross World Champion, riding as passenger with Daniël Willemsen. Like the Willemsen brothers Daniël and Marcel Eggink hails from Lochem, Gelderland. Biogr ...

(born 1980), Dutch sidecarcross rider * Gertie Evenhuis (1927–2005), Dutch writer of children's literature *

Gertie Fröhlich Gertie Fröhlich (29 June 1930, Klastor, Czechoslovakia –17 May 2020, Baden bei Wien, Baden, Austria) was a Czechoslovak-born Austrian painter, graphic designer and the initiator of the Galerie nächst St. Stephan in Vienna. She was an importa ...

(1930–2020), Austrian painter and graphic designer *

Gertie Gitana Gertie Gitana (born Gertrude Mary Astbury; 27 December 1887 – 5 January 1957) was an English music hall entertainer. Biography She was born in Shirley Street, Longport, Staffordshire, Longport, Stoke-on-Trent.Gertie Millar Gertrude Ward, Countess of Dudley ( Millar; 21 February 1879 – 25 April 1952), known as Gertie Millar, was an English actress and singer of the early 20th century, known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedies. Beginning her care ...

, Countess of Dudley, (1879–1952), English actress and singer *

Gertie Wandel Gertie Wandel née Møller (1894–1988) was a Danish textile artist and politician who is remembered for the role she played in establishing Håndarbejdets Fremme (the Danish Handcraft Guild) in 1928 and consolidating its activities in support of ...

(1894–1988), Danish textile artist

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

* Gertie (''Hey Arnold!''), in the television series ''

Hey Arnold! ''Hey Arnold!'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Craig Bartlett. It originally aired on Nickelodeon from October 7, 1996, to June 8, 2004. The show centers on fourth grader Arnold Shortman, who lives with his grandpar ...

'' * Gertie, in the film '' E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' * Gertie Gator, one of the toys in the PBS Kids series '' Noddy''. * Gertie Growlerstien, a fictional monster from the Disney Junior TV series ''

Henry Hugglemonster ''Henry Hugglemonster'' is a CGI children's animated television series produced by Brown Bag Films. The show is designed for children aged 2–7. It is based on the 2005 book ''I'm a Happy Hugglewug'' written and illustrated by Niamh Sharkey. Th ...

'' *

Gravel Gertie (character) The comic strip '' Dick Tracy'' has introduced numerous characters. Allies Tracy family * Dick Tracy - The titular hero of the strip. Born in 1909 (eight years after creator Chester Gould). In 1931, before even joining the police, he had capt ...

, in the comic strip ''Dick Tracy'' * the title character of ''

Gertie the Dinosaur ''Gertie the Dinosaur'' is a 1914 animated short film by American cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. It is the earliest animated film to feature a dinosaur. McCay first used the film before live audiences as an interactive part of his vaude ...

'', a 1914 film *Gertie Cummins, secondary character in Rodger & Hammerstein's Broadway musical Oklahoma!

Sculptures

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Gertie the Duck Gertie the Duck is an icon of Milwaukee, Wisconsin history and the subject of a bronze sculpture by American artist Gwendolyn Gillen. It was installed on the Wisconsin Avenue bridge in September 1997. The story of her heroic efforts to hatch s ...

'', a 1997 sculpture of a mallard that roosted under a bridge in Milwaukee

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Gewürztraminer Gewürztraminer () is an aromatic wine grape variety, used in white wines, and performs best in cooler climates. In English, it is sometimes referred to colloquially as Gewürz (; although this is never the case in German, because "Gewürz" me ...

, or "gertie", a type of wine grape *

Galloping Gertie "Galloping Gertie" is a 1975 saloon piano song by Sam Fonteyn. The song was featured in " Blackened Sponge" (season five, episode fourteen) of ''SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American ani ...

, a suspension bridge *

Gravel Gertie A Gravel Gertie is a type of bunker designed to provide containment during the nuclear weapons assembly process, when the plutonium or highly enriched uranium "pit" is mated with the high explosive components and wired into the electronics (th ...

, a room designed for safe inspection, handling or dismantling of nuclear weapons *

Gruesome Gertie Gruesome Gertie was the nickname given by death row inmates to the Louisiana electric chair. It is also widely known for the failed execution of Willie Francis, the first failed execution by electric chair. History The 1940 Louisiana legislatu ...

, an electric chair

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