Birthname: Margaret LaVelle Fitzpatrick
| Sign | Gemini |
| Born | Jun 20, 1911 Birmingham, AL |
| Died | Jul 6, 1980 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 69 |
Gail Patrick | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1932-1973 |
| Known for | Honey-textured voice and hard-as-nails persona; aristocratic types, villainesses, or the other woman |
| Top Roles | Cornelia Bullock, Gwen Taylor, Linda Shaw, Marilyn Thomas, Rhoda |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Mystery, Crime, Musical |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Screwball Comedy, Marriage |
| Top Collaborators | Allan Dwan (Director), Pierre Watkin, Robert Florey (Director), Pandro S. Berman (Producer) |
| Shares birthday with | Errol Flynn, Audie Murphy, Martin Landau see more.. |
Gail Patrick Overview:
Legendary actress, Gail Patrick, was born Margaret LaVelle Fitzpatrick on Jun 20, 1911 in Birmingham, AL. Patrick died at the age of 69 on Jul 6, 1980 in Los Angeles, CA .
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Gail Patrick appeared in over 60 films from 1932 through 1948. With a 'straight face', honey-textured voice and hard-as-nails persona, she was often cast as aristocratic types, villainesses, or the other woman.
Patrick was studying pre-law at the University of Alabama when she became a finalist in Paramount's nationwide contest search to find an actress to play the 'Panther Woman" in Island of Lost Souls (1932). Although Patrick ultimately lost to Kathleen Burke, Paramount offered her a studio contract at $50 a week, which she managed to increase to $75 a week.
Patrick retired from acting in 1948 but returned to the industry in 1957 as co-producer on the Perry Mason television series (1957ÃÂÃÂ1966) along with third husband Thomas Cornwell Jackson who was Mason-creator Erle Stanley Gardner's literary agent.
Some of Patrick's memorable roles include Bianca Bates (Cary Grant's second wife) in My Favorite Wife (1940), Cornelia Bullock (Carole Lombard's spoiled sister) in My Man Godfrey (1936), and Linda Shaw (Ginger Rogers' rival) in Stage Door (1937).
(Source: article by Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Patrick was never nominated for an Academy Award.
Gail Patrick BlogHub Articles:
Gail Patrick Jackson, High Priestess
By Kayla on Jun 20, 2015 From The Cinema DilettanteGail Patrick Jackson, High Priestess June 20, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante In honor of what would have been Gail Patrick’s 104th birthday, I want to talk a little bit about why she’s long been one of my personal heroes. When one mentions the heroes of classic Hollywood... Read full article
Fabulous Fights: Ginger Rogers & Gail Patrick in Stage Door (1937)
By Judy on Jan 31, 2015 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouThis post is part of Backlots? 4th Annual Dueling Divas Blogathon. Check out the other entries! If you haven?t seen Jean (Ginger Rogers) squabble with Linda (Gail Patrick) in Stage Door, I envy you. It?s just such a pleasure. Three minutes into the movie, they are already at it: Jean thinks Linda ha... Read full article
Fabulous Fights: Ginger Rogers & Gail Patrick in Stage Door (1937)
By Judy on Jan 31, 2015 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouThis post is part of Backlots? 4th Annual Dueling Divas Blogathon. Check out the other entries! If you haven?t seen Jean (Ginger Rogers) squabble with Linda (Gail Patrick) in Stage Door, I envy you. It?s just such a pleasure. Three minutes into the movie, they are already at it: Jean thinks Linda ha... Read full article
What a Character! Blogathon: Gail Patrick
By Marlee Walters on Nov 11, 2013 From SpoilersLast year, Once Upon a Screen, Outspoken & Freckled, and Paula’s Cinema Club hosted the What A Character! Blogathon – which proved to be a treasure-trove of hilarious and underappreciated actors and roles. I contributed a post on Sam Levene. This year, they’re BACK, with even m... Read full article
Bitches and Blaggards: Gail Patrick and Clifton Webb
By FlickChick on Mar 18, 2012 From A Person in the DarkThis is the third in the "Bitches and Blaggards" series; monthly posts devoted to my favorite movie bad girls and rogues. A bitch is a selfish, malicious woman. A blaggard is a villain, a rogue and a black-hearted man. Both are bad, both are devastatingly alluring.Gail Patrick If a young, snooty ric... Read full article
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Gail Patrick Quotes:
Lady at Theatre: Gwen, you were marvellous.
Gwen Taylor: Oh, thank you very much.
Cornelia Bullock: So Little Red Riding Hood didn't have enough feminine charm to trap a wolf her own age, so she falls in love with a butler and lives happily ever after on an ash pile. If you know what I mean.
Irene: I know what you mean, if you know what *I* mean.
Carlo: [entering the room] May I come in?
Cornelia Bullock: You're in, aren't you?
Carlo: Very interesting book. The Greeks of the Middle Ages.
Cornelia Bullock: Oh, Irene would like that. You love the middle ages, don't you, dear?
Lucy Stowell: [In reference to dimwitted black cook Creola] At least she can cook, which is more than you can say for most of them.
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