Jane Gail
Known for Acting · 10 credits
- Born
- 1890-08-16
- Died
- 1963-01-30
- Place of birth
- Salem, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Ethel S. Magee
Biography
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.
Known For
Movies (10)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1916
as A child of nature/Princess Daaker
Traffic in Souls
1913
as Mary Barton
The Wanderer
1913
as The Wife
Convoy
1927
as Mrs. Weyeth
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1913
as Alice
England Expects
1914
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1912
as Extra
His Hour of Triumph
1913
as Countess Zuekelia - the Adventuress
Rupert of Hentzau
1915
as Queen Flavia
Twixt Love and Ambition
1912
as Dan's Mother
About Jane Gail
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, app… With 10 credits spanning from 1912 to 1927, Jane Gail has appeared in 10 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jane Gail Movies
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) — as A child of nature/Princess Daaker
- Traffic in Souls (1913) — as Mary Barton
- The Wanderer (1913) — as The Wife
- Convoy (1927) — as Mrs. Weyeth
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913) — as Alice
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