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Gertrude M. Purcell (June 14, 1895 – May 1, 1963) was an American screenwriter, playwright, and stage actress known for her work on films like The Invisible Woman and Destry Rides Again.
Biography. Purcell (who was described by a friend as a "masculine, funny, and hard-drinking woman") worked as a freelancer for much of her career, penning scripts for most of the major studios. During the McCarthy era she became an important informer due to her communist past, but before the process she attempted suicide.
Gertrude Purcell (* 14. Juni 1895 in New York City; † 1. Mai 1963 in Los Angeles) war eine US-amerikanische Drehbuchautorin . Purcells Schaffenszeitraum umfasste zwei Jahrzehnte von 1930 bis 1950 mit Schwerpunkt in den 1930er Jahren. Sie war mit dem Drehbuchautor und Produzenten Islin Auster liiert.
American screenwriter Gertrude Purcell entered films in 1930, when she signed a Paramount contract. Purcell later worked for Edward Small Productions (Palooka, 1934), Columbia (If You Could Only Cook, 1935), Goldwyn (Stella Dallas, 1937), and Universal (Destry Rides Again, 1939), among others.
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Gertrude Purcell was born on 14 June 1895 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for Paris Underground (1945), Follow the Leader (1930) and Vanity Street (1932). She was married to Islin Auster. She died on 1 May 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
