About

Known credits:
41
Birthday:
1895-06-14
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
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Gertrude Purcell

Overview

Purcell (who was described by a friend as a "masculine, funny, and hard-drinking woman") worked as a freelancer for much of her career, penning scripts for most of the major studios. During the McCarthy era she became an important informer due to her communist past, but before the process she attempted suicide. She then retired from her cinema career, but lived a decade more.

Known for

Writing
1946 Winter Wonderland Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1945 Paris Underground Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1944 Reckless Age Writing Screenplay N/A
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1944 Follow the Boys Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1942 Ice Capades Revue Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1942 In Old California Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1941 Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1941 Arkansas Judge Writing Adaptation N/A
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1940 The Invisible Woman Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1940 One Night in the Tropics Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1940 A Little Bit of Heaven Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1939 Destry Rides Again Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1939 First Love Writing Story 59
Average
1939 The Lady and the Mob Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1938 Service de Luxe Writing Writer 59
Average
1938 Mother Carey's Chickens Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1937 Hitting a New High Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1937 Music for Madame Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1937 Stella Dallas Writing Adaptation 60
Fair
1937 Super-Sleuth Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1936 Make Way for a Lady Writing Writer 58
Average
1936 The Witness Chair Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1936 Love Before Breakfast Writing Writer 59
Average
1935 If You Could Only Cook Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1935 The Girl Friend Writing Screenplay N/A
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1935 Redheads on Parade Writing Story N/A
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1934 She Was a Lady Writing Screenplay N/A
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1934 Palooka Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1933 Another Language Writing Adaptation 59
Average
1933 Cocktail Hour Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1933 Child of Manhattan Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1932 No More Orchids Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1932 Vanity Street Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1932 The Night Mayor Writing Screenplay N/A
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1931 The Girl Habit Writing Writer N/A
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1931 Honor Among Lovers Writing Writer 59
Average
1930 The Royal Family of Broadway Writing Writer 58
Average
1930 Follow the Leader Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1930 The Sap from Syracuse Writing Screenplay 58
Average

Crew
1942 A Close Call for Ellery Queen Crew Additional Dialogue 59
Average
1934 The Human Side Crew Additional Writing N/A
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