Gertrude Astor

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Gertrude Astor (Born Gertrude Eyster November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977) was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone on a riverboat. Born in Lakewood, Ohio, Astor at the age of 12 ran off and joined a woman's band as a trombone player and toured the states. In New York she left the band to obtain film work and got a job as an extra before her career took off. Astor was a prolific performer, between 1915 and 1962 she appeared in over 250 movies. Her first known credit is in a Biograph short in 1915. She then became a contract player at Universal. A tall, angular and beautiful woman, Astor frequently towered over the leading men of the era; thus, she was most frequently utilized in comedy roles as aristocrats, golddiggers and "heroine's best pal". Her best-known silent appearances were as the visiting stage star in Stage Struck (1925) with...

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I Love LucySeries • 1951The Sound of MusicMovie • 1965Sunset BoulevardMovie • 1950All About EveMovie • 1950Around the World in 80 DaysMovie • 1956The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceMovie • 19623 GodfathersMovie • 1948The Wolf ManMovie • 1941The Best Years of Our LivesMovie • 1946A Place in the SunMovie • 1951A Star Is BornMovie • 1954The Horse SoldiersMovie • 1959DragonwyckMovie • 1946Monsieur VerdouxMovie • 1947When Worlds CollideMovie • 1951CagedMovie • 1950Sergeant RutledgeMovie • 1960Angel FaceMovie • 1953Leave Her to HeavenMovie • 1945Two Rode TogetherMovie • 1961Daddy Long LegsMovie • 1955WichitaMovie • 1955San FranciscoMovie • 1936The WomenMovie • 1939