She was often cast in westerns as the girl the cowboy left behind, and appeared in such B-movie oaters as "The Dude Goes West" with Albert, "The Kid from Texas" with Audie Murphy and "The Texas Rangers" with George Montgomery. Given the quirky name Gale Storm, she went from contracts with RKO to Monogram to Universal, appearing in such low-budget films as "Where Are Your Children?" with Cooper and "Tom Brown's School Days" with Freddie Bartholomew. The contest's male winner was a lanky would-be actor named Lee Bonnell, who would later become her husband.
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She was brought to Los Angeles for the finals, where her wholesome vivacity won over the radio audience and she was awarded a movie contract. Storm was a Texas high schooler named Josephine Owaissa Cottle when she entered a talent contest for a radio show called "Gateway to Hollywood" in 1940. After her last TV series, "The Gale Storm Show," ended in 1960 she went on to a successful singing career whileĬontinuing to make occasional TV appearances. The Google report follows.īefore landing the starring role in "My Little Margie" in 1952, Storm starred in numerous B movies opposite such stars as Roy Rogers, EddieĪlbert and Jackie Cooper. The death was reported by a Google obituaries newsgroup and later by the Associated Press. Gale Storm, whose wholesome appearance and perky personality made her one of early television's biggest stars on "My Little Margie" and "The Gale Storm Show," died Saturday at age 87 at a convalescent hospital in Danville, said her son, Peter Bonnell. 1950s 'My Little Margie' star Gale Storm, 87, dies in Danville Often cast in westerns as the girl the cowboy left behind
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