Gene Gerrard
Gene Gerrard | |
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Born |
Clapham, London, England | 31 August 1892
Died |
1 June 1971 78) Sidmouth, Devon, England | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Gene Gerrard (31 August 1892 – 1 June 1971) was an English film and stage actor, and occasional film director.[1] He starred in light musical comedies but returned to his stage career by the 1930s.[2]
He was born Eugene O'Sullivan and began as a cutter in his father's tailoring business in High Holborn in Central London. He became an assistant to Mozart and made his stage debut at the revue at the Alhambra, London in 1910 and his screen debut in 1912 for the Hepworth Company. He served in WWI.
He is billed as 'The "GENIE " of laughter' on the poster for The Wife's Family (1931).[3]
Filmography
Actor
- Let's Love and Laugh (1931) (His talkie debut)
- Out of the Blue (1931)
- The Wife's Family (1931)
- Brother Alfred (1932)
- Let Me Explain, Dear (1932)
- Lucky Girl (1932)
- The Love Nest (1933)
- Leave It to Me (1933)
- It's a Bet (1935)
- Royal Cavalcade (1935)
- Joy Ride (1935)
- The Guv'nor (1935)
- There Goes Susie (1935)
- No Monkey Business (1935)
- Faithful (1936)
- Such Is Life (1936)
- Where's Sally? (1936)
- Wake Up Famous (1937)
- Glamour Girl (1938)
Director
- Out of the Blue (1931)
- Lucky Girl (1932)
- Let Me Explain, Dear (1931)
- Wake Up Famous (1937)
- It's in the Blood (1938)
Screenwriter
- Let Me Explain, Dear (1932)
- Lucky Girl (1932)
- The Love Nest (1933)
- Leave It to Me (1933)
References
- ↑ Born: 1890, LondonDied: 1971. "Gene Gerrard | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ↑ "Gene Gerrard". Britishpictures.com. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ↑ "1931 My Wife's Family British Movie Herald". eBay. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- Film Star Who's Who on the Screen 1938.