Gertrude Short(1902-1968)

Actress

Married to director/writer Scott Pembroke, daughter of actor Lew Short and sister of actress Florence Short. Gertrude Short was in vaudeville for five years then moved to the legit stage and onto Hollywood in 1922. From 1924 to 1925, Short played in a series of "Telephone Girl" comedies, directed by her husband. She continued playing telephone operators in several of her sound films. In fact, her last screen appearance was as an operator in the film Week-end au Waldorf (1945). During WWII Short left the screen to work at Lockheed and stayed there until she retired in 1967.

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Known for

L'escapade

Sibil Vane

1923

Petite princesse

6.1

Ermigarde

1917

Love Birds

5.9

Burlesque Girl

1934

The Prisoner

Lady Jane

1923

Credits

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Gettin' Glamour
5.4
Short
- Gussie (uncredited)
- 1946
Smart Boy
Short
- Waitress (uncredited)
- 1945
Man Alive
5.4
- Mrs. Fogarty (uncredited)
- 1945
Guest Pests
6.7
Short
- 1945
Week-end au Waldorf
6.6
- Telephone Operator (uncredited)
- 1945
Sheriff of Cimarron
7.2
- Portly Woman (uncredited)
- 1945
Two for the Money
Short
- 1942
Her Cardboard Lover
5.9
- Hotel Telephone Operator (uncredited)
- 1942
Ses trois amoureux
6.3
- Bridge Matron (scenes deleted)
- 1941
Son patron et son matelot
6.5
- Mother (scenes deleted)
- 1941
Spots Before Your Eyes
Short
- 1940
Dog-Gone
6.0
Short
- Hilda, the Maid
- 1939
Emporte mon coeur
5.7
- Second 5&10 Salesgirl (uncredited)
- 1939
Le châtiment
6.3
- Peg (uncredited)
- 1939
Tip-Off Girls
6.2
- 'Boots' Milburn
- 1938

Personal details

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Height
- 1.60 m
Born
- April 6, 1902
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died
- July 31, 1968
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Scott PembrokeDecember 5, 1925 - May 19, 1932 (divorced)
Parents
Relatives
- Blanche Sweet(Cousin)
Other works
Stage Play: Arrest That Woman. Melodrama. Written by Maxine Alton. Directed by Ira Hards [final Broadway credit]. National Theatre: 18 Sep 1936- Sep 1936 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast: Frank Andrews (as "Brown"), Merle Clayton (as "Buddy"), Lillian Emerson (as "Madlyn Harcourt"), Walter Greaza (as "Robert Dorgan, District Attorney"), Harry Hanlon (as "Kelly"), Roger Hundley (as "Police Radio Announcer"), Gerald Kent (as "Davis"), Walter Kinsella (as "Marine"), George Lessey (as "Judge Marvin Drake"), Dave Mallen (as "Sailor'), Hugh Marlowe (I)' (as "Donald Drake") [Broadway debut], Doris Nolan (as "Marie Smith"), Francis Roberts (as "Police Telephone Operator"), Gertrude Short (as "Go-Go") [only Broadway role], Charles Wiley Jr. (as "Officer McCarthy"), Mervin Williams (as "Tom Thornton"). Produced by A.H. Woods.
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