Gwen Gaze
Acting • Born 1909-08-30 – Died 2010-08-29
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
10 credits
Bar 20 Justice
Movie • 1938
Ann Dennis
Partners of the Plains
Movie • 1938
Lorna Drake
I Cover the War!
Movie • 1937
Pamela Armitage
The Secret of Treasure Island
Movie • 1938
Toni Morrell
Two Fisted Justice
Movie • 1943
Joan Hodgins
Wrangler's Roost
Movie • 1941
Molly Collins
Underground Rustlers
Movie • 1941
Irene Bently
House of Errors
Movie • 1942
Molly
West of Pinto Basin
Movie • 1940
Joan Brown
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Movie • 1941
Mrs. French (uncredited)