The programmers, however, that she co-starred in were hardly the talk of the town. Appearing in a number of "B" musicals, mysteries and westerns, her wholesome, open-faced prettiness made her a natural for filming. Although she was dropped by the studio after only six months, she had established herself enough to find work elsewhere, including Monogram and Universal. Handed the more exciting stage moniker of "Gale Storm," she was soon put under contract to RKO Pictures. This took her and her mother to Hollywood where she captured the national contest title. Encouraged by her teachers, Gale by chance entered and was chosen the winner of local radio talent contest called Jesse L. The youngest of five children, the family eventually settled in Houston where Gale took dance and ice skating lessons, developed a strong interest in acting and performed in high school dramatics. The family moved from Bloomington to McDade where her mother Minnie made ends meet as a seamstress and milliner. Josephine Owaissa Cottle (Ap– June 27, 2009) better known as Gale Storm, was an American actress and singer, who starred in two popular television programs of the 1950s, My Little Margie and The Gale Storm Show.īorn in Texas, given an American Indian middle name that means "Bluebird," Gale was only seventeen months old when her father William passed away.
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