Gertrude Purcell

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1895-06-14 (68 years old)

Deathday

1963-05-01

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Gertrude Purcell

Biography

Purcell (who was described by a friend as a "masculine, funny, and hard-drinking woman") worked as a freelancer for much of her career, penning scripts for most of the major studios. During the McCarthy era she became an important informer due to her communist past, but before the process she attempted suicide. She then retired from her cinema career, but lived a decade more.

Production

1944

Follow the Boys

as Screenplay

1940

The Invisible Woman

as Screenplay

1930

1942

Ice Capades Revue

as Screenplay

1940

1939

First Love

as Story

1937

Stella Dallas

as Adaptation

1935

The Girl Friend

as Screenplay

1934

She Was a Lady

as Screenplay

1933

Another Language

as Adaptation

1939

Destry Rides Again

as Screenplay

1933

Cocktail Hour

as Screenplay

1935

1938

1932

The Night Mayor

as Screenplay

1940

1937

Super-Sleuth

as Screenplay

1930

Follow the Leader

as Screenplay

1934

Palooka

as Screenplay

1933

Child of Manhattan

as Screenplay

1942

In Old California

as Screenplay

1941

Arkansas Judge

as Adaptation

1937

Hitting a New High

as Screenplay

1932

No More Orchids

as Screenplay

1939

1932

Vanity Street

as Screenplay

1946

Winter Wonderland

as Screenplay

1942

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

as Additional Dialogue

1938

1936

1937

Music for Madame

as Screenplay

1935

1936

The Witness Chair

as Screenplay

1944

Reckless Age

as Screenplay

1934

The Human Side

as Additional Writing

1945

Paris Underground

as Screenplay

1931

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