Joan Gale, born Lorraine Gilmartin, (September 13, 1912 – June 11, 1998) was a

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 as part of the Gale Sisters and a film actress. She was the twin sister of

Jean Gale Jean Gale (September 13, 1912 – September 26, 1974) was an American vaudeville performer who also worked in films during the 1930s. Life and career Born in San Francisco, California as Lenore Gilmartin, she had a twin sister, Joan Gale (née L ...

and performed with a second set of twin sisters (

June Gale June Gale (born June Gilmartin; July 6, 1911 – November 13, 1996) was an American actress sometimes credited under her married name as June Levant. Biography Born in San Francisco, Gale rose to fame as part of the vaudeville act The Gale Sis ...

and Jane Gale) from the same family touring in shows as the Gale Sisters. She appeared in several

Mascot Pictures Mascot Pictures Corporation was an American film company of the 1920s and 1930s best known for producing and distributing film serials and B-westerns. Mascot was formed in 1927 by film producer Nat Levine. In 1936 it merged with several other ...

productions. On Broadway, Gale and her sisters appeared as the Gale Quadruplets in '' Flying High'' (1930) and ''

George White's Scandals ''George White's Scandals'' were a long-running string of Broadway revues produced by George White that ran from 1919–1939, modeled after the ''Ziegfeld Follies''. The "Scandals" launched the careers of many entertainers, including W. C. Fi ...

'' (1931). Gale married Lou Schreiber, a casting director for 20th Century Fox. They had a daughter.

Filmography

*'' Outlawed Guns'' (1935) as Marge Ellsworth *''

The Miracle Rider ''The Miracle Rider'' is a 1935 American Western film serial directed by B. Reeves Eason and Armand Schaefer for Mascot. It stars silent movie cowboy star Tom Mix in his last major film role. Plot summary Zaroff ( Charles Middleton), a rancher ...

'' (1935), a serial, as Ruth *''

The Nut Farm ''The Nut Farm'' is a 1935 American film directed by Melville W. Brown, adapted from the John Charles Brownell Broadway play of the same name, which ran for 40 performances from 14 Oct.-Nov. 1929 at the Biltmore Theater (now the Samuel J. Fried ...

'' (1935) as Agatha Sliscomb *''

The Merry Widow (1934 film) ''The Merry Widow'' is a 1934 film adaptation of the 1905 operetta of the same name by Franz Lehár. The film was directed and produced by Ernst Lubitsch starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald with a supporting cast featuring Edward ...

'' bit part *'' Hollywood Here We Come'' (1934) short film *''

Blind Date (1934 film) ''Blind Date'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Ann Sothern, Neil Hamilton, and Paul Kelly. Plot Kitty (Ann Sothern), is a hardworking switchboard operator who is engaged to auto mechanic Bill ( Paul Ke ...

'' as Flora *''

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 ...

'' (1934) as a salon worker *''

Melody in Spring ''Melody in Spring'' is a 1934 American pre-Code musical film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by Benn W. Levy, Frank Leon Smith, and Jane Storm. The film stars Lanny Ross, Charlie Ruggles, Mary Boland, Ann Sothern, George Meeker, and ...

'' (1934) as Suzan *'' Poor Little Rich Boy (1934)'' short film as part of The Gale Sisters *''

The Last of the Mohicans (1932 serial) ''The Last of the Mohicans'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Mascot movie serial based on the 1826 novel ''The Last of the Mohicans'' by James Fenimore Cooper. Cast * Harry Carey as Natty Bumppo/Hawkeye *Hobart Bosworth as Chingachgook, 'the Sagam ...

'' as a Native American maiden

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gale, Joan 1912 births 1998 deaths Actresses from California American film actresses 20th-century American actresses Vaudeville performers Actresses from San Francisco