Gale Page (born Sally Perkins Rutter;
July 29, 1910
[ – January 8, 1983) was an American singer and actress.]
Early life
Page was the daughter of R.L. and Isabel ( Gale) Rutter of Spokane, Washington
Spokane ( ) is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south o ...
.[ ] Her aunt and uncle were Elizabeth Gale Page and Miles Poindexter
Miles Poindexter (April 22, 1868September 21, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician. As a Republican Party (United States), Republican and briefly a Progressive Party 1912 (United States), Progressive, he served one term as a United States ...
, a U.S. senator from Washington and later U.S. Ambassador to Peru.[ ] She was also the great-granddaughter of Joseph Gale, the first governor of Oregon.
Career
Radio
Page was a radio actress and singer before being signed to a Hollywood film contract by Warner Brothers
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bro ...
in 1938.
She sang on a Spokane
Spokane ( ) is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south ...
station before getting a job on KYW radio in Chicago, Illinois
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
, subsequently moving to NBC, where her network activities included singing on '' Fibber McGee and Molly''.[ Page was cast as blues singer Gertrude Lamont in the 1935 soap opera ''Masquerade''.]Today's Children
''Today's Children'' was a name shared by two thematically related Radio in the United States, American radio soap operas created and written by Irna Phillips, the earliest of which was her first nationally networked series.
1933–1938 series
Th ...
''. In the summer of 1939, she co-starred with Jim Ameche on ''Hollywood Playhouse
''Hollywood Playhouse'', also known as ''Woodbury Hollywood Playhouse'', is a radio anthology drama series that featured adaptations of plays and short stories. Created as a showcase for Tyrone Power, the series began October 3, 1937, on the B ...
''.[
]
Film
Page made her film debut in '' Crime School'' (1938)[ with ]Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey DeForest Bogart ( ; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American actor. His performances in classic Hollywood cinema made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Bogart ...
and also appeared in '' The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse'' (1938) before winning the role of the fourth daughter in '' Four Daughters'' (1938). She co-starred in this with the Lane Sisters and was the only film "daughter" not played by one of the Lanes. Page appeared in three other films with the Lane sisters: '' Daughters Courageous'' (1939) and the two "Four Daughters" sequels: '' Four Wives'' (1939) and '' Four Mothers'' (1941).
Page appeared in only 16 films during her career, including ''Heart of the North
''Heart of the North'' is a 1938 American adventure film directed by Lewis Seiler and written by Lee Katz and Vincent Sherman. The film stars Dick Foran, Gloria Dickson, Gale Page, Allen Jenkins, Patric Knowles, and Janet Chapman. The film was re ...
'' (1938), '' You Can't Get Away with Murder'' (1939), '' Naughty but Nice'' (1939), '' They Drive by Night'' (1940), ''Knute Rockne, All American
''Knute Rockne, All American'' is a 1940 American biographical film that tells the story of Knute Rockne, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame's legendary football coach. It stars Pat O'Brien (actor), Pat O'Brien as Rockne and Ronald Reagan as p ...
'' (1940), '' The Time of Your Life'' (1948), and '' Anna Lucasta'' (1949).
Television
Page was a semi-regular performer on the television series ''Robert Montgomery Presents
''Robert Montgomery Presents'' is an American drama (film and television), drama television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950, until June 24, 1957. The Live television, live show had several sponsors during its eight-year run ...
'' from 1954 until 1957.
Personal life
Page was first married to Frederick M. Tritschler, with whom she had a son.[ They divorced on October 20, 1939.][ ]
On August 17, 1942,[ Page married Count Aldo Solìto de Solis,][ ] a pianist and composer.[ ] In 1943, they had twins, Marina Francesca and Luchino Giovanni. By this marriage the actress acquired the title Countess Solìto de Solis. The count died in 1973, a decade before his wife.
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1910 births
1983 deaths
Countesses
20th-century American actresses
American film actresses
American television actresses
American radio actresses
Deaths from lung cancer in California
Actresses from Spokane, Washington
Warner Bros. contract players