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Lobby card from I Cover the War (1937) with John Wayne and Gwen Gaze
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Born |
Alta Gwendolyn Gaze 6 September 1915 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 29 August 2010 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
(aged 94)
Other names | Gwen Steinhart (married name) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1937–1943 |
Spouse(s) | Martin Straith |
Children | Peter, Carol |
Alta Gwendolyn "Gwen" Gaze (6 September 1915 – 29 August 2010) was an American-based film actress (1937–1943), born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. One best-known roles may have been opposite John Wayne in the 1937 film I Cover the War, which was her first film appearance.
Her other notable roles were in two Hopalong Cassidy films in 1938, playing opposite William Boyd. Her first Hoppy film, Partners of the Plains, offered one of her strongest characters as domineering English girl, Lorna Drake.
Gaze died in Seattle, Washington in 2010.