Gwen Gaze
Born: 1909-08-30 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died: 2010-08-29
Known For: Acting
Biography
Hollywood actress of the Thirties and Forties who played Pamela Armitage opposite John Wayne in I Cover the War (1937) and enjoyed starring roles in a series of Westerns with the likes of William “Hopalong Cassidy” Boyd. Born in Melbourne, Australia, she emigrated to America, where she studied at Pasadena College. Then moved to London to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Starred in The Women (1938) on Broadway before heading to Hollywood’s Paramount Pictures, where she featured in The Secret of Treasure Island (1938), House of Errors (1942), with comedian Harry Langdon, and with Brenda Joyce in Thumbs Up (1943). Later had a part-time radio show and appeared on stage and television.
Filmography
1943
- Two Fisted Justice as Joan Hodgins
1942
- House of Errors as Molly
1941
- Underground Rustlers as Irene Bently
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Mrs. French (uncredited)
- Wrangler's Roost as Molly Collins
1940
- West of Pinto Basin as Joan Brown
1938
- The Secret of Treasure Island as Toni Morrell
- Bar 20 Justice as Ann Dennis
- Partners of the Plains as Lorna Drake
1937
- I Cover the War! as Pamela Armitage