This Is A Tribute To John Wayne's Beautiful Leading Lady Gail Russell & In 1943 Gail's First Film Came When She Was Only 19 Years Old When She Had A Small Role As Virginia Lowry In Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943) & It Was Her Only Role That Year But It Was A Start Hopefully Others Would Follow The Following Year She Appeared Insignificant Role In The Uninvited (1944) With Ray Milland (It Was Also The First Time Gail Used Alcohol To Steady Her Nerves On The Set This Would Come Back To Haunt Her) It Was A Horror Story Very Well Done For Its Day The Film Was A Profitable One For The Studio The Third Time Was The Charm As Gail Co-Starred With Diana Lynn In Our Hearts Were Young & Gay (1944) & In 1945 Gail Appeared In Salty O'Rourke A Story About Crooked Gamblers Involved Horse Racing Although She Wasn't A Standout In The Film & Gail Worked As Part Of The Supporting Cast Later That Year Gail Appeared In The Unseen (1945) A Story About A Haunted House Starring Joel McCrea Gail Played Elizabeth Howard A Governess Of The House In Question The Film Turned A Profit But Was Not The Hit That Executives Hoped For & In 1946 Gail Was Again Teamed With Diana Lynn For A Sequel To Our Hearts Were Young & Gay Was In Our Hearts Were Growing Up The Plot Centered Around Two Young College Girls Getting Involved With Bootleggers Unfortunately The Film Was Not Anywhere The Cailber Of The First Film & It Failed At The Box Office With Calcutta (1947) & In 1947 Gail Bounced Back In A More Popular Film Which Starred Alan Ladd Most Critics Felt That Gail Was Miscast In This Epic Drama That Same Year Gail Was Cast With John Wayne & Harry Carey Sr In Angel In The Badman (1947) The Western Was A Popular One With The Public & Gail Shined In The Penelope Worth Still Later Gail Appeared In Paramount's All Star Musical Called Variety Girl (1947) The Critics Roasted The Film While The Public Turned Out In Droves To Ensure Its Success At The Box Office After The Releases Of Song Of India (1947) & El Paso (1949) & Captain China (1950) & In 1949 Gail Married Guy Madison One Of The Up & Coming Actors In Hollywood After The Lawless (1950) In 1950 Paramount Decided Against Renewing Her Contract Because Gail's Drinking Problem She Had Been Convicted Of Operating A Motor Vehicle While Under The Influence Of Alcohol The Studio Didn't Want Its Named Mired With Someone Who Couldn't Control Their Drinking The Film Roles Were Coming In Slowly Now After Air Cadet (1951) In 2951 Her On Film That Year She Disappeared From Movie Sets For The Next Five Years While She Attempted To Get Control Of Her Life She Divorced Madison In 1954 & In 1956 Gail Returned To The Silver Screen Seven Men From Now (1956) It Was A Western With Gail Being The Minor Role Of Annie Greer & In 1957 Gail Was Fourth Billed In The Tattered Dress (1957) A Film Which Also Starred Jeanne Crain & Jeff Chandler The Following Year She Had A Reduced Part In No Place To Land (1958) & By Now The Demons Of Alcohol Had Her In Its Grasp She Was Again Absent From The Screen Until 1961's The Silent Call (1961) It Was To Be Her Last Film On 8/26/1961 Gail Was Found Dead In Her Small Studio Apartment In Los Angeles, California Death Was Attributed To An Alcohol Induced Heart Attack She Was Only 36 Years Old & She Was Be Remembered In Some Of Her Western FIlms With John Wanes & Others
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Gail Russell & Guy Madison Tribute #2by TheScreamingmimis310 views
She was a pinch before my time but I really enjoyed learning about a new personality. She reminds me of Katie Perry! Thanks, for all the hard work all put to a great tune. Samantha
samanthaeblack11 2 months ago
Ahh, yay! Loves it!... Just gorgeous.
Pie2 10 months ago