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Gaylen Ross (born August 15, 1950) is an American actress, writer, producer and director. She is perhaps best known for having starred in George A. Romero's 1978 horror film Dawn of the Dead and later in Creepshow, and she also appeared in the 1982 horror film Madman under the pseudonym 'Alexis Dubin'. She was one of two primary cast members, along with David Emge, of the original Dawn of the Dead to not have a cameo appearance in the 2004 remake, though a fictional department store in the mall is named after her.
Biography
Ross was born Gail Sue Rosenblum in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of Wolf Rosenblum, and was raised in a traditional Jewish family.[1][2]
Early Work
She worked (1975-77) as a co-editor for the poetry journal "Antaeus" (Summer 1970- final issue, Autumn 1994) published in New York City. Besides being a model and actor, Ross is also a producer and director, in association with many film companies, as well as working with her own documentary film company, "GR Films".
Current Work
Her award-winning documentaries include: Listen To Her Heart: The Life and Music of Laurie Beechman, a biography of the actor and Broadway performer, Not Just Las Vegas, about the rise of nation-wide gambling in the USA, To Russia For Love (GR Films), about the Russian Mail-order bride business, and a forthcoming book, on a specific terrible incident, involving this same "Russian Bride Business". The book is entitled: Married To A Stranger, authored by Gaylen Ross and John Connolly, published by Berkeley Publishing Group. Proposed release date: November 30, 2006. Selling The Dream: Stock Hype and Fraud, Dealers Among Dealers, on Diamond Dealers of 47th Street in New York, and the Emmy award-winning film on Swiss Banks and the Holocaust, Blood Money: Switzerland's Nazi Gold. All of these films have been screened in film festivals and TV broadcasts, in the USA and internationally.
Her most recent work includes a film on the work and assassination of Rezso Kasztner entitled Killing Kasztner. The feature-length theatrical depicts Kasztner, a Hungarian Jew, who negotiated with the Nazis during World War II for the release of 1,700 Jews. He was subsequently assassinated in Tel Aviv in 1957. Ross spent seven years researching and interviewing multiple individuals in order to find out the truth about Kasztner's work and murder. The film is scheduled to release in the US in October 2009.
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