Alta Gwendolyn Gaze (6 September 1915 – 29 August 2010)
was an American-based film actress (1937–1943), born in
Melbourne
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,
Victoria, Australia.
Gaze was a graduate of
Pasadena Junior College
Pasadena City College (PCC) is a public community college in Pasadena, California.
History
Pasadena City College was founded in 1924 as Pasadena Junior College. From 1928 to 1953, it operated as a four-year junior college, combining the la ...
in California and the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England.
[ She acted in several productions while she was in England.][ ] After relocating to the United States,Little Theatre Little Theatre or Little Theater may refer to:
Australia
*Little Theatre, Adelaide, South Australia
* Little Theatre, Sydney, former name of the Royal Standard Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales
*Melbourne Little Theatre, an amateur theatre company ...
productions.Universal Pictures
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, making her film debut opposite John Wayne
Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Gol ...
in '' I Cover the War'' (1937)''.[ ] ''
Her other notable roles were in two Hopalong Cassidy films in 1938, playing opposite William Boyd. Her first Hoppy film, ''Partners of the Plains'', offered one of her strongest characters as domineering English girl, Lorna Drake.
In the early 1940s, Gaze worked in radio in New York and Hollywood before moving to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she was a member of the staff at CKWX radio.Seattle, Washington
Seattle ( ) is a port, seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the county seat, seat of King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in bo ...
in 2010.
Partial filmography
* '' I Cover the War'' (1937)
* ''Partners of the Plains
''Partners of the Plains'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Harrison Jacobs. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Harvey Clark, Gwen Gaze, Hilda Plowright and John Warburton. The film was rel ...
'' (1938)
* '' The Secret of Treasure Island'' (1938)
* ''Bar 20 Justice
''Bar 20 Justice'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Arnold Belgard and Harrison Jacobs. The film stars William Boyd, George "Gabby" Hayes, Russell Hayden, Gwen Gaze, William Duncan and Pat J. O'Brien. ...
'' (1938)
* '' West of Pinto Basin'' (1940)
* ''Underground Rustlers
''Underground Rustlers'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby. The film is the eleventh in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" King as Dusty and Max "Alibi" Ter ...
'' (1941)
* ''Wrangler's Roost
''Wrangler's Roost'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by John Vlahos and Robert Finkle. The film is the seventh in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "D ...
'' (1941)
* '' House of Errors'' (1942)
* '' Two Fisted Justice'' (1943)
References
External links
*
''Underground Rustlers'' from YouTube
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1915 births
2010 deaths
Actresses from Melbourne
Australian film actresses
Australian expatriate actresses in the United States
20th-century Australian actresses
21st-century Australian women
21st-century Australian people