Gertrude Astor
Kraj: United States
Płeć: F
Urodziny: 1887-11-09
Data śmierci: 1977-11-09
Biografia
From Wikipedia
Gertrude Astor (November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977) was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone on a riverboat.
Born in Lakewood, Ohio as a member of the Astor family and of German descent, Astor joined a woman's band as a trombone player and toured the states. In New York she left the band to obtain film work and got a job as an extra before her career took off. Astor was a prolific performer, between 1915 and 1962 she appeared in over 250 movies. Her first known credit is in a Biograph short in 1915. She then became a contract player at Universal. A tall, angular and beautiful woman, Astor frequently towered over the leading men of the era; thus, she was most frequently utilized in comedy roles as aristocrats, golddiggers and "heroine's best pal".
Her best-known silent appearances were as the visiting stage star in Stage Struck (1925) with Gloria Swanson, as the vamp who plants stolen money on Harry Langdon in The Strong Man (1926), and as Laura LaPlante's wisecracking travelling companion in The Cat and the Canary (1927).
Astor worked prolifically at Hal Roach studios with such headliners as Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang, and especially Charley Chase. She was also kept busy at Columbia Pictures' short subjects unit.
She continued to play bits in feature films throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. She was briefly glimpsed as the first murder victim in the Sherlock Holmes adventure The Scarlet Claw and was among the ranks of dress extras in 1956's Around the World in Eighty Days. Her last appearance was in John Ford's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
In her later years, Astor was a welcome guest at several Sons of the Desert gatherings, and became an honorary member of the Way Out West tent.
She died in Woodland Hills, California from a stroke. She is interred in the Abbey of Psalms in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, CA.
Aktor:
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1. Kot i kanarek (1927), film...Cecily Young
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2. Come Clean (1931), film...Mrs. Hardy
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3. Kochana rodzinka (1936), film...Pirate's Club Customer
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5. Mleczna droga (1936), film...Party Guest
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6. Król kobiet (1936), film...Sassy Blonde Anna Held Audience Member (uncredited
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7. Anonimowy kochanek (1937), film...Saleswoman
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8. The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940), film...Extra (uncredited)
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9. Zielona dolina (1941), film...Bit Part
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10. Wilkołak (1941), film...Townswoman
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11. Nocny przypływ (1942), film...Screaming Woman
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12. Człowiek z Kansas (1943), film...Blonde Townswoman
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13. Idaho (1943), film...Party Guest
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14. The Scarlet Claw (1944), film...Lady Lillian Gentry Penrose
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15. Lights Of Old Santa Fe (1944), film...Show Spectator (uncredited)
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16. Zostaw ją niebiosom (1945), film...Prison Matron
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17. Dick Tracy (1945), film...Woman
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18. Dragonwyck (1946), film...Nurse
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19. Sister Kenny (1946), film...Doctor (uncredited)
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20. Crack-Up (1946), film...Nagging Wife on Train
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21. Najlepsze lata naszego życia (1946), film...Wedding Guest
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22. Trzej ojcowie chrzestni (1948), film...Saloon Girl
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23. Moja kochana sekretarka (1948), film...Miss Gee
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24. Impact (1949), film...Note-Taking Reporter in Courtroom
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25. Piękna blondynka z Bashful Bend (1949), film...Townswoman
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26. Sprawa Thelmy Jordon (1949), film...Juror
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27. Down Dakota Way (1949), film...Bus Passenger
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28. Wszystko o Ewie (1950), film...Sarah Siddons Awards Guest
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29. Bulwar Zachodzącego Słońca (1950), film...Courtier
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30. Harvey (1950), film...Party Guest
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31. Sierra Passage (1950), film...Show Spectator (uncredited)
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32. Montana (1950), film...Townswoman
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33. Uwięziona (1950), film...Inmate (uncredited)
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34. Miejsce pod sloncem (1951), film...Bit Part
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35. Apache Drums (1951), film...Townswoman
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36. Thunder on the Hill (1951), film...Village Woman
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37. Beyond the Sunset (1951), film...Goldie
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38. Fort Osage (1952), film...Townswoman (uncredited)
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39. Scandal Sheet (1952), film
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40. Scared Stiff (1953), film...Wife of Man with Spaghetti on Head
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41. Twarz anioła (1953), film...Matron
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42. Bestia z głębokości 20.000 sążni (1953), film...Screaming Woman
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43. Narodziny gwiazdy (1954), film...Racetrack Spectator
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44. Z głębi serca (1954), film...Shopper
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45. Artysci i modelki (1955), film...Dancer
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46. Wichita (1955), film...Saloon Madam
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47. Królowa dziewica (1955), film...Lady-in-Waiting - 2nd Group
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48. Tajemniczy opiekun (1955), film...Art Gallery Patron
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49. Gun Point (1955), film...Mrs. Metcalfe
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50. Poszukiwacze (1956), film...Wedding Guest
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51. Niezapomniany romans (1957), film...Ballet Audience Member
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52. The Oklahoman (1957), film...Townswoman Gossip (uncredited)
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53. Konnica (1959), film...Townswoman
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54. Wszystko, co najlepsze (1959), film...Woman
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55. Mrowiec (1959), film...Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
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56. Sierzant Rutledge (1960), film...Courtroom Spectator
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57. Dwaj jeźdźcy (1961), film...Mrs. Wringle
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58. Dziewczyna w hotelu (1961), film...Shopper
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59. The Devil's Hand (1961), film...The Elderly Cultist
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60. Twenty Plus Two (1961), film...Julia Joliet
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...Townswoman
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62. Czterech jezdzców Apokalipsy (1962), film...Woman at Auction / Restaurant Patron
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63. Hands of a Stranger (1962), film...Nagging Wife (uncredited)
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64. Niezatapialna Molly Brown (1964), film...Denver Party Guest
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65. My Fair Lady (1964), film...Cockney
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66. Dzwieki muzyki (1965), film...Party Guest