Jean Gale (September 13, 1912 – September 26, 1974) was an American

vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 19th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition ...

performer who also worked in films during the 1930s.

Life and career

Born in

San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

as Lenore Gilmartin, she had a twin sister,

Joan Gale Joan Gale, born Lorraine Gilmartin, (September 13, 1912 – June 11, 1998) was a vaudeville performer as part of the Gale Sisters and a film actress. She was the twin sister of Jean Gale and performed with a second set of twin sisters (June Gal ...

(née Lorraine Gilmartin; born September 13, 1912 – June 11, 1998), along with another set of twin sisters, Jane Gale (née Helen Gilmartin; born July 6, 1911) and June Gale (née Doris Gilmartin; July 6, 1911 – November 13, 1996), although they were not quadruplets, as has occasionally been misreported. They appeared in Vaudeville as the Gale Quadruplets and in ''George White's Scandals of 1931'' and ''Scandals of 1936''. Jean's elder sister June wed Oscar Levant in 1939, to whom she remained married until his death in 1972, and by whom she had three children. Wampas Baby Stars 1934

The sisters began performing in vaudeville at an early age. This brought Jean to the attention of studios, and led to a small role in the film '' Bottoms Up'' (1934), starring

Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two cons ...

. That same year, she was selected as one of thirteen girls to be " WAMPAS Baby Stars", the last year that WAMPAS made such selections. Although it appeared that Jean's acting career would take off, it never did. She only had four film roles following the baby star moniker: ''

Kiss and Make-Up ''Kiss and Make-Up'' is a 1934 romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant as a doctor who specializes in making women beautiful. Genevieve Tobin and Helen Mack play his romantic entanglements. The film was based on the play ''Kozmetika'' by (credi ...

'', '' Young and Beautiful'' (both in 1934), a third in '' A Star Is Born'' (1937), and the fourth, ''

Girl from Avenue A ''Girl from Avenue A'' is a 1940 American comedy film, directed by Otto Brower. It stars Jane Withers, Kent Taylor, and Kay Aldridge. Cast * Jane Withers as Jane * Kent Taylor as MacMillan Forrester * Kay Aldridge as Lucy * Elyse Knox as Angela ...

'' (1940), all of which were uncredited.

Later years and death

She settled in

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, where she was residing at the time of her death on September 26, 1974.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gale, Jean 1912 births 1974 deaths Actresses from California American film actresses 20th-century American actresses Vaudeville performers Actresses from San Francisco WAMPAS Baby Stars