Biography
Gertrude Michael (June 1, 1911, Talladega, Alabama – December 31, 1964, Beverly Hills, California) was an American film, stage and television actress.
Born as Lillian Gertrude Michael in Talladega, Alabama, she reportedly graduated from high school at the age of 14. She became a radio singer on the radio. She attended the University of Alabama and Converse College, Cincinnati. Her childhood home in Talladega, Alabama was destroyed by fire in 2007.
In 1929 in Cincinnati she made her stage debut in a stock company. She subsequently appeared on Broadway in Rachel Crothers' Caught Wet (1931). She entered the movies playing Richard Arlen's finaceé in Wayward (1932), but her best-remembered role is probably as Rita Ross in Murder at the Vanities (1934), one of the last pre-Code films, in which she sang an ode to marijuana (Sweet Marijuana).
She had an affair with writer Paul Cain (aka Peter Ruric).After they broke up, Cain wrote the role of the alcoholic lover (based on Michael) in his only novel published during his lifetime, Fast One.
Gertrude Michael died, aged 53, from undisclosed causes, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Filmography
all 63
Movies 53
TV Shows 10
Director 1
![The Continental Twist](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/204297-the-continental-twist.jpg)
The Continental Twist (1961)
![The Case of the Dangerous Robin](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/817543-the-case-of-the-dangerous-robin.jpg)
The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960)
![Perry Mason](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11530-perry-mason.jpg)
Perry Mason (1957)
![Women's Prison](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/21733-women-s-prison.jpg)
Women's Prison (1955)
![No Escape](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/109075-no-escape.jpg)
No Escape (1953)
![Your Favorite Story](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Your Favorite Story (1953)
![Cavalcade of America](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137900-cavalcade-of-america.jpg)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
![Schlitz Playhouse of Stars](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/487939-schlitz-playhouse-of-stars.jpg)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
![Darling, How Could You!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/85691-darling-how-could-you.jpg)
Darling, How Could You! (1951)
![Caged](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83347-caged.jpg)
Caged (1950)
![Club Havana](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/103484-club-havana.jpg)
Club Havana (1945)
![Allotment Wives](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96432-allotment-wives.jpg)
Allotment Wives (1945)
![Three's a Crowd](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Three's a Crowd (1945)
![Faces in the Fog](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/108240-faces-in-the-fog.jpg)
Faces in the Fog (1944)
![Women in Bondage](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/97365-women-in-bondage.jpg)
Women in Bondage (1943)
![Where Are Your Children?](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77340-where-are-your-children.jpg)
Where Are Your Children? (1943)
![Behind Prison Walls](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Behind Prison Walls (1943)
![Prisoner of Japan](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/97397-prisoner-of-japan.jpg)
Prisoner of Japan (1942)
![Slightly Tempted](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/48837-slightly-tempted.jpg)
Slightly Tempted (1940)
![The Farmer's Daughter](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/104652-the-farmer-s-daughter.jpg)
The Farmer's Daughter (1940)
![Parole Fixer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/36279-parole-fixer.jpg)
Parole Fixer (1940)
![Pound Foolish](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135626-pound-foolish.jpg)
Pound Foolish (1940)
![Just like a Woman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Just like a Woman (1939)
![Hidden Power](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/260663-hidden-power.jpg)
Hidden Power (1939)
![Sophie Lang Goes West](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134957-sophie-lang-goes-west.jpg)
Sophie Lang Goes West (1937)
![Mr. Dodd Takes the Air](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/98199-mr-dodd-takes-the-air.jpg)
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937)
![Make Way for a Lady](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134556-make-way-for-a-lady.jpg)
Make Way for a Lady (1936)
![Second Wife](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/713640-second-wife.jpg)
Second Wife (1936)
![The Return of Sophie Lang](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69059-the-return-of-sophie-lang.jpg)
The Return of Sophie Lang (1936)
![Till We Meet Again](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134664-till-we-meet-again.jpg)
Till We Meet Again (1936)
![Woman Trap](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/101237-woman-trap.jpg)
Woman Trap (1936)
![The Last Outpost](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74425-the-last-outpost.jpg)
The Last Outpost (1935)
![Four Hours to Kill!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69009-four-hours-to-kill.jpg)
Four Hours to Kill! (1935)
![It Happened in New York](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1015968-it-happened-in-new-york.jpg)
It Happened in New York (1935)
![Father Brown, Detective](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68138-father-brown-detective.jpg)
Father Brown, Detective (1934)
![Menace](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69074-menace.jpg)
Menace (1934)
![Cleopatra](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69349-cleopatra.jpg)
Cleopatra (1934)
![The Notorious Sophie Lang](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/187199-the-notorious-sophie-lang.jpg)
The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)
![Murder on the Blackboard](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/88530-murder-on-the-blackboard.jpg)
Murder on the Blackboard (1934)
![Murder at the Vanities](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/94633-murder-at-the-vanities.jpg)
Murder at the Vanities (1934)
![The Witching Hour](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/111538-the-witching-hour.jpg)
The Witching Hour (1934)
![I Believed in You](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/246830-i-believed-in-you.jpg)
I Believed in You (1934)
![Hold That Girl](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/126619-hold-that-girl.jpg)
Hold That Girl (1934)
![Bolero](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69040-bolero.jpg)
Bolero (1934)
![Search for Beauty](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134033-search-for-beauty.jpg)
Search for Beauty (1934)
![Cradle Song](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/90762-cradle-song.jpg)
Cradle Song (1933)
![I'm No Angel](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74374-i-m-no-angel.jpg)
I'm No Angel (1933)
![Ann Vickers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93121-ann-vickers.jpg)
Ann Vickers (1933)
![Night of Terror](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/99293-night-of-terror.jpg)
Night of Terror (1933)
![Sailor Be Good](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/258105-sailor-be-good.jpg)
Sailor Be Good (1933)
![Unashamed](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83403-unashamed.jpg)
Unashamed (1932)
![Wayward](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/108166-wayward.jpg)
Wayward (1932)
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1911-06-01
Deathday1964-12-31 (53 years old)
Birth PlaceTalladega, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsLillian Gertrude Michael, Beck Michael
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