Minna Gombell
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| Born | May 28, 1892 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | April 14, 1973 (aged 80) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1928–1961 |
| Spouse | Howard Rumsey Joseph Sefton Myron Coureval Fagan (?-1972) (his death) |
Minna Gombell (May 28, 1892 – April 14, 1973) was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s.
[edit] Life and work
She had a very successful stage career (calling herself Winifred Lee) from 1912 before being signed by the 20th Century Fox film company in the late 1920s. Her first film was Doctor's Wives (1931) in which she played under the name of "Nancy Gardner", a name given to her by Fox. After this she spent a time coaching several young actresses before returning to film under her real name.
She appeared in 50 Hollywood films including; Laurel and Hardy's Block-Heads, The Merry Widow, The First Year, Boom Town, High Sierra, Hoop-La, The Thin Man, and The Best Years of Our Lives.
Her third husband was the film writer, producer and director Myron Coureval Fagan.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Bad Girl (1931)
- The Rainbow Trail (1932)
- Careless Lady (1932)
- Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
- Strictly Dynamite (1934)
- Miss Pacific Fleet (1935)
- Banjo on my Knee (1936)
- Slave Ship (1937)
- Going Places (1938)
- Second Fiddle (1939)
- Boom Town (1940)
- Doomed Caravan (1941)
- Thieves Fall Out (1941)
- Chip Off the Old Block (1944)
- Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More (1944)
- The Town Went Wild (1944)
- Mr. Reckless (1948)
- Macbeth (1961) (TV movie)
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