Gertrude Howard, Silent Film Actress

Gertrude Howard joined the ancestors (Oct 13, 1892 - Sept 30, 1934). Actress of the silent and early sound film eras. She broke into films in 1925 and appeared mostly in minor or supporting roles, such as “Queenie” in the original version of Show Boat (1929), and “Martha” in Christy Cabanne's Conspiracy. Her appearance as “Beulah Thorndyke” in I'm No Angelf (1933), led to her being forever linked to Mae West with the famous line, "Beulah, peel me a grape".

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