Biography
Gertrude Orr (1891β1971) was an American screenwriter who worked primarily at Fox in the 1920s and 1930s. Her best-known films include Call of the Yukon and The Blind Goddess. Orr was born in Covington, Kentucky, the youngest of four children born to John Orr and Luella Roberts. The family relocated to Denver, Colorado, when she was young.
Orr began her career writing for The Denver Post in Denver, Colorado; her first assignment was writing obituaries. After moving to Hollywood and starting at Fox in the publicity department, she soon worked her way into the writing department; in 1925, she was the only woman on that team.Orr also wrote a biography of famed circus tiger trainer Mabel Stark called Hold That Tiger in 1938.Her marriage to Harold Martin ended in divorce.
Filmography
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Movies 20
Writer 19
Screenplay 1
Slander House (1938)
Call of The Yukon (1938)
The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
Country Gentlemen (1936)
The Harvester (1936)
Doughnuts and Society (1936)
Without Children (1935)
Little Men (1934)
The Silver Lining (1932)
The Mad Parade (1931)
Waterfront (1928)
Her Summer Hero (1928)
Mother Machree (1927)
The Loves of Carmen (1927)
Singed (1927)
Married Alive (1927)
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl (1926)
The City (1926)
The Flying Horseman (1926)
The Blind Goddess (1926)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1891-01-17
Deathday1971-01-01 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceCovington, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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