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Gertrude McCoy(1890-1967)

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Gertrude McCoy
Former vaudeville child performer McCoy left home at a very young age to chase the movies. Fair-haired, blue-eyed, and tall, she was considered an imposing figure, and she soon began working for Biograph, claiming that D.W. Griffith did her makeup when she first appeared on camera and fondly remembering co-starring with Mary Pickford in The Peachbasket Hat (1909). In 1910 she signed to the Edison Company, for whom, over a period of around five years, she appeared in scores of one- and two-reel comedies and melodramas. After which she went freelance, covering both the USA and Europe with companies like Famous-Players, Pathé, Gaumont, Broadwest, and British Actors,' contributing her acting skills as well as writing, and for Sam's Kid (1922) she traveled to South Africa. In 1919 she married British actor Duncan McRae, and they had four children, remaining together until his death in 1931, by which time she had retired from the screen, her last credit being Nelson (1926). She is perhaps best remembered for playing 'Light' in Maurice Tourneur production of The Blue Bird (1918).
BornJune 30, 1890
DiedJuly 17, 1967(77)
BornJune 30, 1890
DiedJuly 17, 1967(77)
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Known for

Cedric Hardwicke in Nelson (1926)
Nelson
7.0
  • Lady Hamilton
  • 1926
Gertrude McCoy in Through Turbulent Waters (1915)
Through Turbulent Waters
  • Alice Robinson
  • 1915
Tula Belle and Robin Macdougall in The Blue Bird (1918)
The Blue Bird
6.9
  • Light
  • 1918
Mabel Trunnelle in Caste (1913)
Caste
Short
  • Esther Eccles
  • 1913

Credits

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Actress



  • Cedric Hardwicke in Nelson (1926)
    Nelson
    7.0
    • Lady Hamilton
    • 1926
  • Mary Hainlin in Verborgene Gluten (1925)
    Verborgene Gluten
    • Olive Clayton
    • 1925
  • Children of the Night No. 1
    Short
    • 1925
  • The Lady in Furs
    Short
    • 1925
  • Nets of Destiny
    5.4
    • Constancae
    • 1924
  • The Diamond Man
    • Mrs. Marshalt
    • 1924
  • Chappy: That's All
    • Bettina
    • 1924
  • Miriam Rozella
    • Lura Wood
    • 1924
  • Heartstrings
    • Norah
    • 1923
  • C. Aubrey Smith in The Temptation of Carlton Earle (1923)
    The Temptation of Carlton Earle
    • Margaret Roynton
    • 1923
  • Always Tell Your Wife (1923)
    Always Tell Your Wife
    6.4
    Short
    • Mrs. Hawkes
    • 1923
  • A Royal Divorce (1923)
    A Royal Divorce
    • Josephine
    • 1923
  • Tell Your Children
    7.0
    • Maudie
    • 1922
  • Sam's Kid
    • Coie Moore
    • 1922
  • William Freshman, Kitty Kluppell, Gertrude McCoy, and Zoe Palmer in Was She Guilty? (1922)
    Was She Guilty?
    • Ruth Herwood
    • 1922

Writer



  • Gertrude McCoy in Through Turbulent Waters (1915)
    Through Turbulent Waters
    • story (as Gertrude Lyon)
    • 1915
  • On the Stroke of Twelve (1915)
    On the Stroke of Twelve
    7.0
    Short
    • Writer (as Gertrude Lyon)
    • 1915
  • United in Danger
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1914
  • Marjorie Ellison and Frank McGlynn Sr. in What Could She Do (1914)
    What Could She Do
    6.6
    Short
    • Writer (as Gertrude Lyon)
    • 1914
  • Circumstances Make Heroes
    Short
    • story
    • 1913

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  • Alternative name
    • Gertrude Lyon
  • Born
    • June 30, 1890
    • Sugar Valley, Georgia, USA
  • Died
    • July 17, 1967
    • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  • Spouse
    • Duncan McRae1919 - February 4, 1931 (his death, 4 children)
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    • 7 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Sister-in-law of Bruce McRae.

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