Portrait of Gwen Gaze

Gwen Gaze

Acting

Biography

Hollywood actress of the Thirties and Forties who played Pamela Armitage opposite John Wayne in I Cover the War (1937) and enjoyed starring roles in a series of Westerns with the likes of William “Hopalong Cassidy” Boyd. Born in Melbourne, Australia, she emigrated to America, where she studied at Pasadena College. Then moved to London to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Starred in The Women (1938) on Broadway before heading to Hollywood’s Paramount Pictures, where she featured in The Secret of Treasure Island (1938), House of Errors (1942), with comedian Harry Langdon, and with Brenda Joyce in Thumbs Up (1943). Later had a part-time radio show and appeared on stage and television.

Born: August 30, 1909

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Filmography

1943
Two Fisted Justice

as Joan Hodgins

1942
1941
Underground Rustlers

as Irene Bently

1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Mrs. French (uncredited)

1941
Wrangler's Roost

as Molly Collins

1940
West of Pinto Basin

as Joan Brown

1938
Bar 20 Justice

as Ann Dennis

1938
1937
I Cover the War!

as Pamela Armitage