Gwen Gaze
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.
Acting
Movie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Mrs. French (uncredited)
1941
Movie
I Cover the War!
as Pamela Armitage
1937
Movie
Bar 20 Justice
as Ann Dennis
1938
Movie
The Secret of Treasure Island
as Toni Morrell
1938
Movie
Partners of the Plains
as Lorna Drake
1938
Movie
Wrangler's Roost
as Molly Collins
1941
Movie
West of Pinto Basin
as Joan Brown
1940
Movie
Underground Rustlers
as Irene Bently
1941
Movie
Two Fisted Justice
as Joan Hodgins
1943
Movie
House of Errors
as Molly
1942