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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. Biogra ...

(born 1980), Dutch sidecarcross rider *

Gertie Evenhuis Gertie Evenhuis (4 March 1927 – 19 August 2005) was a Dutch writer of children's literature. Biography Evenhuis made her debut in 1958 with the book ''Avontuur aan de grens''. She received the very first Nienke van Hichtum-prijs in 1964 fo ...

(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!'' * Gertie, in the film ''

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (or simply ''E.T.'') is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, d ...

'' * 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. T ...

'' *

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 capture ...

, in the comic strip ''Dick Tracy'' * the title character of '' Gertie the Dinosaur'', 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 si ...

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

Other uses

* Gewürztraminer, 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''. It was used as the "Play me off, Johnny" music by the Vaudeville characters ...

, a suspension bridge *

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

, 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 legislature ...

, an electric chair

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