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Gale Storm: Biography
Birth Name:
Josephine Owaissa Cottle
Birth Place:
Bloomington, TX
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
04/05/1922, Aries
Date of Death:
06/27/2009
Profession:
Actor; singer
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Gale Storm Fast Facts:
Got her start at 17 after winning a local talent contest that sent her to Hollywood, gave her a name change and led to a movie contract with RKO. The male winner, Lee Bonnell, would become her first husband two years later.
Her radio show
My Little Margie
was adapted for television as a summer replacement for
I Love Lucy
and successfully ran for 126 episodes (1952-55).
Was elected honorary mayor of Sherman Oaks, CA, in 1953.
Her first hit record, "I Hear You Knockin'," sold more than a million copies.
Battled and recovered from alcoholism, as recounted in her book
I Ain't Down Yet: The Autobiography of My Little Margie
.
Received three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one each for radio, television and recording.
Gale Storm Relationships:
Brackston Cottle - Brother
Lee Bonnell - Husband (deceased)
Lois Cottle - Sister
Marjorie Cottle - Sister
Minnie Cottle - Mother
Paul Bonnell - Son
Paul Masterson - Husband (deceased)
Peter Bonnell - Son
Phillip Bonnell - Son
Susie Bonnell - Daughter
Wilbur Cottle - Brother
William Cottle - Father
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