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Gertie Brown Gertie Brown Moore (born Gilberta Gertrude Chevalier, August 23, 1878 – February 24, 1934) was a vaudeville performer and one of the first African-American film actresses. Brown is most famous for her part in the 1898 silent film ''Something Go ...

(1878–1934), vaudeville performer and one of the first African-American film actresses *

Gertie Eggink Gertie Eggink (born 21 February 1980) is a Dutch sidecarcross rider and the 2010 Sidecarcross World Champion, riding as passenger with Daniël Willemsen. Like the Willemsen brothers Daniël and Marcel Eggink hails from Lochem, Gelderland. Biogra ...

(born 1980), Dutch sidecarcross rider *

Gertie Evenhuis Gertie Evenhuis (4 March 1927 – 19 August 2005) was a Dutch writer of children's literature. Biography Evenhuis made her debut in 1958 with the book ''Avontuur aan de grens''. She received the very first Nienke van Hichtum-prijs in 1964 fo ...

(1927–2005), Dutch writer of children's literature *

Gertie Fröhlich Gertie Fröhlich (29 June 1930 – 17 May 2020) was a Czechoslovak-born Austrian painter, graphic designer and the initiator of the Galerie nächst St. Stephan in Vienna. She was an important figure in the post-war Austrian painting and experim ...

(1930–2020), Austrian painter and graphic designer * Gertie F. Marx (1912-2004), German-born American physician and obstetric anesthesiologist * Gertie Gitana (1887–1957), English singer *

Gertie Millar Gertrude Ward, Countess of Dudley ( Millar; 21 February 1879 – 25 April 1952), known as Gertie Millar, was an English actress and singer of the early 20th century, known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedies. Beginning her care ...

, Countess of Dudley, (1879–1952), English actress and singer *

Gertie Wandel Gertie Wandel née Møller (1894–1988) was a Danish textile artist and politician who is remembered for the role she played in establishing Håndarbejdets Fremme (the Danish Handcraft Guild) in 1928 and consolidating its activities in support of ...

(1894–1988), Danish textile artist

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Fictional characters

* Gertie (''Hey Arnold!''), in the television series ''

Hey Arnold! ''Hey Arnold!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Craig Bartlett for Nickelodeon. It originally aired from October 7, 1996, to June 8, 2004. The show centers on fourth grader Arnold Shortman, who lives with his grandparents in an inner ...

'' * Gertie, in the film ''

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (or simply ''E.T.'') is a 1982 American science fiction film, science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott Taylor, Elliott, a boy w ...

'' * Gertie Gator, one of the toys in the PBS Kids series '' Noddy''. * Gertie Growlerstien, a fictional monster from the Disney Junior TV series ''

Henry Hugglemonster ''Henry Hugglemonster'' is an American-Irish animated children's television series produced by Brown Bag Films and based on the 2005 book ''I'm a Happy Hugglewug'' written and illustrated by Niamh Sharkey. The series premiered on Disney Junior ...

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Gravel Gertie (character) The comic strip ''Dick Tracy'' has introduced numerous characters. Dick Tracy The titular hero of the strip. Dick Tracy was born in 1909 (eight years after creator Chester Gould). In 1931, before even joining the police, he had captured his fir ...

, in the comic strip ''Dick Tracy'' * The title character of ''

Gertie the Dinosaur ''Gertie the Dinosaur'' is an animated short film released in 1914 by American cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. It is the first animated film to feature a dinosaur. McCay initially presented the film before live audiences as an interactiv ...

'', a 1914 film *Gertie Cummins, secondary character in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical ''

Oklahoma! ''Oklahoma!'' is the first musical theater, musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs's 1931 play, ''Green Grow the Lilacs (play), Green Grow the Lilacs''. Set in farm country outside the town of ...

Sculptures

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Gertie the Duck Gertie the Duck is an icon of Milwaukee, Wisconsin history and the subject of a bronze sculpture by American artist Gwendolyn Gillen. It was installed on the Wisconsin Avenue bridge in September 1997. The story of her heroic efforts to hatch ...

'', a 1997 sculpture of a mallard that roosted under a bridge in Milwaukee

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Gewürztraminer Gewürztraminer () is an aromatic wine grape variety, used in white wines, and which performs best in cooler climates. In English, it is sometimes referred to colloquially as Gewürz ( ; although this is never the case in German, because mean ...

, or "gertie", a type of wine grape *

Galloping Gertie "Galloping Gertie" is a 1975 saloon piano song by Sam Fonteyn. The song was featured in " Blackened Sponge" (season five, episode fourteen) of ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. It was used as the "Play me off, Johnny" music by the Vaudeville character ...

, a suspension bridge *

Gravel Gertie A Gravel Gertie is a type of bunker designed to provide containment during the nuclear weapons assembly process, when the plutonium or highly enriched uranium "pit" is mated with the high explosive components and wired into the electronics (t ...

, a room designed for safe inspection, handling or dismantling of nuclear weapons *

Gruesome Gertie Gruesome Gertie was the nickname given by death row inmates to the Louisiana electric chair. It is also widely known for the failed execution of Willie Francis. History The 1940 Louisiana legislature changed the method of execution, making execu ...

, an electric chair

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