Gale Henry

Gale Henry
Born	April 15, 1893(1893-04-15) Bear Valley, California, USA
Died	June 17, 1972(1972-06-17) (aged 79) Palmdale, California, USA
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1914 - 1933

Gale Henry (15 April 1893, Bear Valley, California – 17 June 1972, Palmdale, California) was an American film actress. A prominent comedienne, she appeared in 238 films between 1914 and 1933.

In 1923, Gale Henry and her husband, Henry East, began training dogs for motion pictures. Spread over two acres on the outer edge of Hollywood, the East kennels trained the most celebrated dog stars in the movies, including Skippy, the terrier who reached stardom as Asta in The Thin Man.^[1]

Selected filmography

twelve "Lady Baffles and Detective Duck" short subjects, with Max Asher, produced by Pat Powers, 1915
Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922)
Held to Answer (1923)
Along Came Ruth (1924)
Merton of the Movies (1924)
Declassee (1925)
Mighty Like a Moose (1926 short)
Two-Time Mama (1927)
Love 'em and Weep (1927)
Darkened Rooms (1929)

References

^ Griswold, J.B., "A Dog's Life in Hollywood"; The American Magazine, August 1938, pp. 16–17 and 61–62

External links

Gale Henry at the Internet Movie Database
Gale Henry at AllRovi
Gale Henry at Slapsticon, a site that pays tribute to silent comedy pioneers

Persondata
Name	Henry, Gale
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	15 April 1893
Place of birth	Bear Valley, California, USA
Date of death	17 June 1972
Place of death	Palmdale, California, USA