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Jane Gail

Born: 1890-08-16

From: Salem, New York, USA

About: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jane Gail, born Ethel S. Magee in Salem, New York, was an early American silent movie and stage actress. Gail is best remembered for her role in the silent film Traffic in Souls (1913), and the adaptations of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913), where she gained worldwide fame as Dr. Jekyll's (King Baggot) imperiled fiancée. She also appeared in the 1912 version of Jekyll and Hyde, but as an extra. A veteran of 19 film appearances between 1912 and 1920, Gail first got her acting start on the Broadway stage, appearing in two productions, The Rack and The City. She was only 30 years old when she made her last film, Bitter Fruit (1920). She never appeared on the silver screen after that. Gail died in St. Petersburg, Florida, on January 30, 1963. She was 72 years old.


Film credits:

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
A child of nature/Princess Daaker
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The Wanderer
The Wife
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England Expects
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Convoy
Mrs. Weyeth
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Extra
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His Hour of Triumph
Countess Zuekelia - the Adventuress
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Alice
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Twixt Love and Ambition
Dan's Mother
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Traffic in Souls
Mary Barton
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Rupert of Hentzau
Queen Flavia
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