Gertrude Bambrick (August 24, 1897 – January 10, 1974) was an American actress of the

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. She appeared in 60 films between 1912 and 1916.

Biography

Bambrick was married twice. Her first marriage to early film

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Marshall Neilan Marshall Ambrose "Mickey" Neilan (April 11, 1891 – October 27, 1958) was an American actor. Early life Born in San Bernardino, California, Neilan was known by most as "Mickey." Following the death of his father, the eleven-year-old Mickey N ...

ended in divorce and resulted in one child, Marshall Neilan Jr, who later became a successful

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. Neilan fell in love with Bambrick while working in New York City in 1914, and at the time he was a rising star in film direction. At one point during their marriage he was earning $15,000 per week. He was involved in several affairs during their marriage. Bambrick retired from acting in 1916 after marrying Neilan, before her career could ever really take off. Bambrick divorced Neilan in 1921 after discovering he was involved in an affair with early film actress

Blanche Sweet Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry. Early life Born Sarah Blanche Sweet (though her first na ...

. Neilan went on to marry Sweet, and they divorced in 1929, when his career failed and he was in financial ruin. Bambrick's second marriage was to Jack Alicoate. They had two children, Patricia and Virginia. She never returned to acting and died in

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Selected filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bambrick, Gertrude 1897 births 1974 deaths Actresses from Florida American film actresses American silent film actresses People from Boynton Beach, Florida Place of birth unknown 20th-century American actresses