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Gail Russell

in Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
Born Elizabeth L. Wake of the Red Witch is a 1948 Drama film starring John Wayne and Gail Russell, directed by Edward Ludwig. Russell
September 21, 1924(1924-09-21)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died August 27, 1961 (aged 36)
Brentwood, California, U.S.

Gail Russell (September 21, 1924 - August 27, 1961) was an American actress. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brentwood is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works

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Career rise

She was born Elizabeth L. Russell to George and Gladys (Barnet) Russell in Chicago, Illinois, and then moved to the Los Angeles, California area when she was a teenager. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Russell's extraordinary beauty brought her to the attention of Paramount Pictures in 1942. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Although she was almost clinically shy and had no acting experience, Paramount had great expectations for her and employed an acting coach to work with her.

At the age of 19 she appeared in her first film, Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943). Russell appeared in several more films in the early and mid 1940s, the most notable being The Uninvited (1944) with Ray Milland, and Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944), in which she co-starred with Diana Lynn. The Uninvited is a 1944 American Supernatural mystery / romance film directed by Lewis Allen. Ray Milland ( January 3, 1907 - March 10, 1986) was a Welsh Actor and director who worked primarily in the Our Hearts Were Young and Gay is the title of a book by actress Cornelia Otis Skinner and journalist Emily Kimbrough, published in 1942 Diana Lynn ( October 7, 1926 &ndash December 18, 1971) was an American actress. Russell later appeared in the more popular films, Calcutta (1947) with Alan Ladd, and two films with John Wayne, Angel and the Badman (1947) and Wake of the Red Witch (1948). Alan Walbridge Ladd ( September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American film Actor. John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Angel and the Badman is a 1947 black and white Western film starring John Wayne and Gail Russell, which examines the ability of a shootist to Wake of the Red Witch is a 1948 Drama film starring John Wayne and Gail Russell, directed by Edward Ludwig.

Later career and personal life

She continued working after 1947, and married actor Guy Madison in 1949, but by 1950, it was well known that she had become a victim of alcoholism, and Paramount did not renew her contract. Guy Madison ( January 19, 1922 – February 6, 1996) was an American Film and Television Actor. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions She started drinking on the set of The Uninvited to ease her paralyzing stage fright and lack of self-confidence.

She was dragged into the nasty divorce trial of John Wayne and his wife, who accused Wayne of having an affair with Russell. Both Wayne and Russell strenuously denied the accusation.

Alcohol made a shambles of her career and personal life. She was divorced by Madison in 1954, and after a five-year absence, returned to work in a co-starring role with Randolph Scott in the western Seven Men from Now (1956), produced by her friend Wayne, and had a substantial role in The Tattered Dress (1957). Randolph Scott ( January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American motion picture actor whose career spanned from 1928 Seven Men from Now is a 1956 Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and produced by John Wayne 's Batjac Productions.

She appeared in two more films after that, but was not able to control her addiction, and on August 27, 1961, Russell was found dead in her apartment in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California at the age of 36. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brentwood is an affluent district in western Los Angeles, California, United States; it is not to be confused with Brentwood California, in She died from a heart attack attributed to alcohol. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply She was found to have been suffering from malnutrition at the time of her death. She was buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California. Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 10621 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood California. North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California.

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NAME Russell, Gail
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Russell, Elizabeth L. The Uninvited is a 1944 American Supernatural mystery / romance film directed by Lewis Allen. Our Hearts Were Young and Gay is the title of a book by actress Cornelia Otis Skinner and journalist Emily Kimbrough, published in 1942 Angel and the Badman is a 1947 black and white Western film starring John Wayne and Gail Russell, which examines the ability of a shootist to Moonrise is a Black-and-white 1948 Film noir directed by Frank Borzage. see also the disambiguation page The Night Has a Thousand Eyes. Wake of the Red Witch is a 1948 Drama film starring John Wayne and Gail Russell, directed by Edward Ludwig. Seven Men from Now is a 1956 Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and produced by John Wayne 's Batjac Productions. Find A Grave is a Website allowing its users to access maintain and expand an online Database of Burial records
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actress
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago, Illinois
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 1961
PLACE OF DEATH Brentwood, California
Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brentwood is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
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