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Gertrude Olmstead
Gertrude Olmstead, 1927
Born	13 November 1897 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died	18 January 1975 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, USA
Years active	1920-1929
Spouse(s)	Robert Z. Leonard, 1926

Gertrude Olmstead (13 November 1897 – 18 January 1975), was an American actress of the silent era.

Olmstead was born in Chicago, Illinois, and appeared in her first credited film role in the 1921 film The Fox, when she was only 17. Good looking and adapting well to the screen, she obtained several more roles that same year, appearing in nine films in 1921, and another five in 1922. She would appear in seventeen more films by the time she received what is today her best known role, opposite Rudolph Valentino in the 1925 film Cobra. Throughout the silent film era her career thrived. From 1925 through 1929 she appeared in twenty eight films, most often portraying the heroine. In 1926, she met MGM director Robert Z. Leonard, and they were married June 8th of that year. Leonard and Olmstead remained married until his death in 1968. With the advent of "talking films" her career stalled, and she retired. She appeared in 56 films between 1920 and 1929. She remained in the Los Angeles area, and died in Beverly Hills on January 18th, 1975.

Selected filmography

• The Show of Shows (1929)
• Torrent (1926), with Ricardo Cortez and Greta Garbo
• Becky (1927)
• The Boob (1926), with George K. Arthur and Joan Crawford
• Cobra (1925), with Rudolph Valentino and Nita Naldi
• The Monster (1925), with Lon Chaney, Sr.
• Cameo Kirby (1923), with John Gilbert
• The Loaded Door (1922), with Hoot Gibson
• The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1922), with Harry Myers and Noble Johnson
• The Fox (1921), with Harry Carey
• Out o' Luck (1921), with Hoot Gibson
• The Fightin' Fury (1921), with Hoot Gibson
• Kickaroo (1921), with Hoot Gibson
• Sweet Revenge (1921), with Hoot Gibson
• The Driftin' Kid (1921), with Hoot Gibson
• Tipped Off (1920), with Hoot Gibson

External links

• Gertrude Olmstead at the Internet Movie Database

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NAME	Olmstead, Gertrude
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	13 November 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chicago, Illinois  United States
DATE OF DEATH	18 January 1975
PLACE OF DEATH	Beverly Hills, Los Angeles  United States