Gertrude Short

Gertrude Short
Gertrude Short
	Short in 1923
Born	Carmen Gertrude Short; April 6, 1902; Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died	July 31, 1968 (aged 66); Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1912–1945
Spouse(s)	Scott Pembroke ; (m. December 5, 1925-19?? (div.)
Relatives	Antrim Short (brother); Florence Short (sister)

Carmen Gertrude Short (April 6, 1902 – July 31, 1968) was an American film actress of the silent and early sound era.^[1] She appeared in more than 130 films between 1912 and 1945.

Biography[edit]

Carmen Gertrude Short was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died in Hollywood, California, aged 66, from a heart attack. One of her siblings was actor Antrim Short. Actress Blanche Sweet was a cousin.

Selected filmography[edit]

Hearts in Conflict (1912 short)
Cinders (1913 short)
The Sea Urchin (1913 short)
The Honor of the Mounted (1914 short)
The Embezzler (1914 short)
The Test (1914)
The Cowboy and the Lady (1915)
The Little Princess (1917)
The Only Road (1918)
Riddle Gawne (1918)
In Mizzoura (1919)
Blackie's Redemption (1919)
You Never Can Tell (1920)
She Couldn't Help It (1920)
Cinderella's Twin (1920)
The Blot (1921)
Leap Year (1921)
Fool's Paradise (1921)
Rent Free (1922)
Headin' West (1922)
The Prisoner (1923)
Breaking Into Society (1923)
The Man Life Passed By (1923)
Crinoline and Romance (1923)
The Narrow Street (1925)
Tessie (1925)
The People vs. Nancy Preston (1925)
The Other Woman's Story (1925)
Ladies of Leisure (1926)
The Lily (1926)
Sweet Adeline (1926)
Adam and Evil (1927)
The Masked Woman (1927)
Polly of the Movies (1927)
Ladies at Ease (1927)
The Show (1927)
Tillie the Toiler (1927)
The Three Outcasts (1929)
Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
Bulldog Drummond (1929)
Take 'em and Shake 'em (1931)
Laughing Sinners (1931)
Gigolettes (1932)
Niagara Falls (1932)
Secret Sinners (1933)
Love Birds (1934)
The Thin Man (1934)
Penny Wisdom (1937)

References[edit]

^ Kessler, Carol Farley (October 1, 1995). Daring To Dream: Utopian Fiction by United States Women Before 1950, Second Edition. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815626558 – via Google Books.

External links[edit]

Gertrude Short at IMDb

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[1] Kessler, Carol Farley (October 1, 1995). Daring To Dream: Utopian Fiction by United States Women Before 1950, Second Edition. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815626558 – via Google Books.

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