Joan Gale

Joan Gale, born Lorraine Gilmartin, (September 13, 1912 – June 11, 1998) was a vaudeville performer as part of the Gale Sisters and a film actress. She was the twin sister of Jean Gale and performed with a second set of twin sisters (June Gale and Jane Gale) from the same family touring in shows as the Gale Sisters. She appeared in several Mascot Pictures productions, e. g. The Last of the Mohicans (1932) and The Miracle Rider (1935).^[1]

Joan Gale
Gale in the 1930s
Born	(1912-09-13)September 13, 1912
Died	June 11, 1998(1998-06-11) (aged 85)
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Lew Schreiber
Children	1

On Broadway, Gale and her sisters appeared as the Gale Quadruplets in Flying High (1930) and George White's Scandals (1931).^[2]

Gale married Lew Schreiber, a casting director for 20th Century Fox.^[3] They had a daughter.^[4]

Filmography

• Outlawed Guns (1935) as Marge Ellsworth
• The Miracle Rider (1935), a serial, as Ruth
• The Nut Farm (1935) as Agatha Sliscomb
• The Blind Date bit part
• Hollywood Here We Come (1934) short film
• Blind Date (1934) as Flora
• Kiss and Make-Up (1934) as a salon worker
• Melody in Spring (1934) as Suzan
• Poor Little Rich Boy (1934) short film as part of The Gale Sisters
• The Last of the Mohicans (1932 serial) as a Native American maiden^[5]

References

1. "The Miracle Rider (Mascot Pictures, 1935)". jeffarnoldswest.com. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
2. "Joan Gale". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
3. Witney, William (2005-03-24). In a Door, into a Fight, Out a Door, into a Chase: Moviemaking Remembered by the Guy at the Door. ISBN 9780786422586.
4. "Actress Joan Gale Has New Girl Baby". Los Angeles Times. August 30, 1938. p. 22. Retrieved October 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "joan+gale"+gale+sisters "Views & Reviews". 1971.