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Gail Patrick was a film actor and television producer, born on June 20, 1911 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Gail Patrick died on July 6, 1980 at the age of 69. Education on record includes Samford University.
My Take
Gail Patrick interests me for refusing to be defined by a single chapter. Cast endlessly as the bad girl across more than sixty films, she could have settled for being Hollywood's reliable other woman in pictures like My Man Godfrey and Stage Door. Instead she walked off-camera and reinvented herself as a television producer, which I find genuinely impressive. Crossing from being directed to doing the directing of a production takes nerve and real intelligence. I admire performers who understand the whole machine, not just their close-up, and her second act earns my respect more than her first.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gail Patrick
- Name (Japanese)
- ゲイル・パトリック
- Reading
- げいる・ぱとりっく
- Born
- June 20, 1911 – July 6, 1980
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Boar
- Origin
- Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television producer
2. Background
- University
- Samford University
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail%20Patrick
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q289991
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Gail Patrick born?
Born June 20, 1911.
When did Gail Patrick die?
Died July 6, 1980, aged 69.
Where was Gail Patrick from?
Gail Patrick was from Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
What did Gail Patrick do?
Gail Patrick worked as actor, film actor, television producer.
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