Voting Station

Gail Russell

Please vote to return to collections.

Actress

The Resume

    (September 21, 1924-August 27, 1961)
    Born in Chicago, Illinois
    Birth name was Elizabeth L. Russell
    Appeared in 'The Uninvited' (1944), 'Our Hearts Were Young and Gay' (1944), 'Angel and the Badman' (1947), 'Calcutta' (1947), 'Wake of the Red Witch' (1948), 'Seven Men from Now' (1956) and 'The Tattered Dress' (1957)

Why she might be annoying:

    She had a nervous breakdown after filming 'The Uninvited.'
    She turned to alcohol to deal with severe stage fright.
    She said, 'I was afraid. I don't exactly know of what -- of life I guess.'
    She was named as the 'other woman' in John Wayne's divorce.
    She was fined $500 and put on three years' probation after crashing through the front window of a coffee shop while driving drunk (1957).
    She died of liver disease brought on by alcohol abuse, complicated by malnutrition.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Although she had no acting experience, Paramount offered her a contract based on her rare beauty.
    She was pushed into signing the contract by her stage-struck mother.
    She began sketching at age five and developed into a talented oil painter.
    Studio executive Milton Lewis called her 'A lovely girl who didn't belong in the movie industry. I believe she would have had a happy life had she become a commercial artist instead of a movie actress.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 88 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 88 Votes: 53.41% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 134 Votes: 53.73% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 33 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 49 Votes: 55.10% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 67 Votes: 38.81% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 100 Votes: 35.00% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 120 Votes: 45.83% Annoying