Gale Henry

Gale Henry
Henry in 1919
Born	April 15, 1893 Bear Valley, California, US
Died	June 17, 1972 (aged 79) Palmdale, California, US
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1914-1933

Gale Henry (April 15, 1893 – June 17, 1972) was an American film actress. A prominent comedian, she appeared in 238 films between 1914 and 1933.

In 1923, Gale Henry and her husband, Henry East, began training dogs for motion pictures. Spread over two acres on the outer edge of Hollywood, the East kennels trained the most celebrated dog stars in the movies, including Skippy, the terrier who reached stardom as Asta in The Thin Man.^[1]

Selected filmography

• Twelve "Lady Baffles and Detective Duck" short subjects, with Max Asher, produced by Pat Powers, 1915
• Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922)
• Held to Answer (1923)
• The Fire Patrol (1924)
• Open All Night (1924)
• Along Came Ruth (1924)
• Merton of the Movies (1924)
• Declassee (1925)
• Mighty Like a Moose (1926 short)
• Two-Time Mama (1927)
• Love 'em and Weep (1927)
• Darkened Rooms (1929)

Gallery

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  How Billy Got His Raise
  Billy Franey Lillian Peacock
  Max Asher Gale Henry 1915

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  Gale Henry
  Moving Picture World

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  Gale Henry Archie Stout
  Neil Hamilton

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  Henry East
  How to Train Dogs (1945)

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  Dance Party
  Hollywood August 9 1919

References

1. Griswold, J.B., "A Dog's Life in Hollywood"; The American Magazine, August 1938, pp. 16–17 and 61–62

External links

• Gale Henry at the Internet Movie Database
• Gale Henry at Women Film Pioneers Project
• Gale Henry at AllMovie