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Gail Patrick

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Gail Patrick

Born June 20, 1911 in Birmingham, Alabama, USADied July 6, 198061 films

​Gail Patrick (born Margaret LaVelle Fitzpatrick, June 20, 1911 - July 6, 1980) was an American film actress.

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She appeared in 62 movies between 1932 and 1948. Some of these roles are in My Favorite Wife, Dangerous to Know, and in My Man Godfrey. Patrick retired from acting in films in 1948 and later became a producer of Perry Mason.

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My Man Godfrey posterFirst watchMy Man Godfrey19367.6as Cornelia BullockFifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
My Favorite Wife poster7.0My Favorite Wife1940Stage Door poster7.2Stage Door1937If I Had a Million poster6.5If I Had a Million1932Death Takes a Holiday poster6.3Death Takes a Holiday1934

Filmography

61 films as actor
  1. 1948The Inside StoryAudrey O'Connor
  2. 1947King of the Wild HorsesEllen Taggert
  3. 1947Calendar GirlOlivia Radford
  4. 1946The Plainsman and the LadyCathy Arnesen
  5. 1946Rendezvous with AnnieDolores Starr
  6. 1946Claudia and DavidJulia Naughton
  7. 1946The Madonna's SecretElla Randolph
  8. 1945Twice BlessedMary Hale
  9. 1945Brewster's MillionsBarbara Drew
  10. 1944Up in Mabel's RoomMabel Essington
  11. 1943Women in BondageMargot Bracken
  12. 1943Hit Parade of 1943Toni Jarrett
  13. 1943Quiet Please, MurderMyra Blandy
  14. 1942Tales of ManhattanEllen
  15. 1942We Were DancingLinda Wayne
  16. 1941KathleenLorraine Bennett
  17. 1941Love CrazyIsobel Kimble Grayson
  18. 1940Gallant SonsClare Pendleton
  19. 1940My Favorite WifeBianca Bates
  20. 1940The Doctor Takes a WifeMarilyn Thomas
  21. 1939RenoJessie Gibbs
  22. 1939Grand Jury SecretsAgnes Carren
  23. 1939Man of ConquestMargaret Lea
  24. 1939DisbarredJoan Carroll
  25. 1938King of AlcatrazDale Borden
  26. 1938Wives Under SuspicionLucy Stowell
  27. 1938Dangerous to KnowMargaret Van Kase
  28. 1938Mad About MusicGwen Taylor
  29. 1937Stage DoorLinda Shaw
  30. 1937Artists & ModelsCynthia Wentworth
  31. 1937Her Husband LiesNatalie Martin
  32. 1937John Meade's WomanCaroline Haig
  33. 1936White HunterHelen Varek
  34. 1936Murder with PicturesMeg Archer
  35. 1936My Man GodfreyCornelia Bullock
  36. 1936Early to BedGrace Stanton
  37. 1936The Preview Murder MysteryClaire Woodward
  38. 1936Two in the DarkIrene Lassiter
  39. 1935The Lone Wolf ReturnsMarcia Stewart
  40. 1935Two-FistedSue Parker
  41. 1935The Big Broadcast of 1936Nurse
  42. 1935Wanderer of the WastelandRuth Virey
  43. 1935Smart GirlKay Reynolds
  44. 1935Doubting ThomasFlorence McCrickett
  45. 1935No More LadiesTherese Germane
  46. 1935MississippiElvira
  47. 1935RumbaPatsy Fletcher
  48. 1934One Hour LateEllen Barclay
  49. 1934Wagon WheelsNancy Wellington
  50. 1934Take the StandCornelia Burbank
  51. 1934Murder at the VanitiesSadie Evans
  52. 1934The Crime of Helen StanleyHelen Stanley
  53. 1934Death Takes a HolidayRhoda
  54. 1933Cradle SongSister Maria Lucia
  55. 1933To the Last ManAnn Hayden Stanley
  56. 1933Gambling Ship(uncredited)
  57. 1933Murders in the ZooJerry Evans
  58. 1933Pick-upParty Girl (uncredited)
  59. 1933The Phantom BroadcastLaura Hamilton
  60. 1933The Mysterious RiderMary Benton Foster
  61. 1932If I Had a MillionNew Secretary at Idylwood (uncredited)