Gertrude Messinger

born: 28 April 1911 Spokane, Washington, United States of America

died: 08 November 1995 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States of America (aged 84)

American actress, the younger sister of Buddy Messinger. She became a regular cast member of The Boy Friends series. On 21 April 1932, she married the first of her three husbands, BOY FRIENDS co-star David Sharpe. They divorced in 1936.

Real name: Gertrude Dolores Messinger Height: 5'3"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1929 Hurdy Gurdy Kennedy's daughter 1929 Dad's Day Gertie 1930 Doctor's Orders Gertie 1930 Bigger And Better Gertie 1930 Ladies Last Gertie 1931 Blood And Thunder Gertie Daniels 1931 High Gear Gertie 1931 Love Fever Gertie 1931 Air-Tight Gertie 1931 Let's Do Things Nightclub dancer 1931 Call A Cop! Gertie 1931 Mama Loves Papa Gertie Culpepper 1931 The Kick-Off! Gertie 1936 Our Relations Pirate's Club patron 1939 Zenobia Party guest 1941 Niagara Falls Telephone operator Acknowledgements: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQF-PZC (1920 Census) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJB-M8K (1930 Census) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8FD-3VQ (marriage to Dave Sharpe) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-29942-8980-39?cc=1804002 (marriage to "The acrobatic freak") https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8V8-BXV (marriage to Schuyler Sanford) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-29944-17988-69?cc=1804002 (marriage to Schuyler Sanford) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-29944-19553-1?cc=1804002 (marriage to Schuyler Sanford) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K86S-XDF (daughter's marriage) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-29946-21537-92?cc=1804002 (daughter's marriage) https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturealm00quig_0#page/n143/mode/1up https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturealm00quig#page/n122/mode/1up https://archive.org/stream/international193738quig#page/629/mode/1up https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturealm00quig#page/n122/mode/1up Jesse Brisson (research) This page was last updated on: 17 October 2023