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| − | | Name=Gale Storm<br> | + | | Name=Gale Storm (born Josephine Owaissa Cottle)<br> |
| | (Actress and Singer) | | (Actress and Singer) |
| − | | birth_name=Josephine Owaissa Cottle
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| | | birth_date=April 5, 1922 | | | birth_date=April 5, 1922 |
| | | birth_place=Bloomington<br>Victoria County<br>[[Texas]] | | | birth_place=Bloomington<br>Victoria County<br>[[Texas]] |
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| | | spouse=(1) Lee Bonnell (1941-1986, his death)<br> | | | spouse=(1) Lee Bonnell (1941-1986, his death)<br> |
| | (2) Paul Masterson (1988–1996, his death)<br> | | (2) Paul Masterson (1988–1996, his death)<br> |
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| | Children: Peter, Phillip, Paul, and Susanna Bonnell | | Children: Peter, Phillip, Paul, and Susanna Bonnell |
| | | party=[[Republican Party|Republican]] | | | party=[[Republican Party|Republican]] |
| − | | religioin=Non-denominational [[Christian]] | + | | religion=Non-denominational [[Christian]] |
| | }} | | }} |
| | '''Gale Storm'''(April 5, 1922 – June 27, 2009) was an [[United States|American]] [[actress]] and singer. | | '''Gale Storm'''(April 5, 1922 – June 27, 2009) was an [[United States|American]] [[actress]] and singer. |
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| − | '''"Life has been good and I thank God for His many blessings and the happy life He has given to me."''' - Gale Storm | + | <blockquote>'''"Life has been good and I thank God for His many blessings and the happy life He has given to me."''' - Gale Storm</blockquote> |
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| | + | ==Biography== |
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| | Born '''Josephine Cottle''' in Bloomington, [[Texas]], she won a “Gateway To Hollywood” talent contest while still in high school. This led to roles in thirty-seven films between 1940 and 1952. It also led to marriage—to the male winner of that very same contest, Lee Bonnell. Gale Storm’s pert and peppy personality was best showcased in her two hit sitcoms of the 1950s: My Little Margie (1952-5) and The Gale Storm Show (a/k/a Oh Susanna!) (1956–60). | | Born '''Josephine Cottle''' in Bloomington, [[Texas]], she won a “Gateway To Hollywood” talent contest while still in high school. This led to roles in thirty-seven films between 1940 and 1952. It also led to marriage—to the male winner of that very same contest, Lee Bonnell. Gale Storm’s pert and peppy personality was best showcased in her two hit sitcoms of the 1950s: My Little Margie (1952-5) and The Gale Storm Show (a/k/a Oh Susanna!) (1956–60). |