Gale Henry

Gale Henry

actress, writer, director

Gale Henry was born on Apr 15, 1893 in USA. Gale Henry's big-screen debut came with Lady Baffles and Detective Duck directed by Allen Curtis in 1915. Gale Henry is known for Mighty Like a Moose directed by Leo McCarey, Charley Chase stars as Mr. Moose - The Husband and Vivien Oakland as Mrs. Moose - The Wife. The upcoming new movie Gale Henry plays is The Love Doctor which will be released on Jan 06, 1929.

Eccentric, big-nosed, lugubrious-faced purveyor of silent screen slapstick, at one time billed as 'the elongated comedienne'. She was even suggested to have served as the model for 'Olive Oyl' of Popeye comic strip fame. An actual cartoon version of her was in fact featured in the British publication Film Fun. Gale started as a singer for the Temple Opera Company at the Century Theatre in Los Angeles. On screen from 1915, she first starred in a series of short comedies for independent producer

  • Birthday

    Apr 15, 1893
  • Place of Birth

    Bear Valley, California, USA