
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
August 30, 1909
Died
August 29, 2010 (age 100)
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Also Known As
Gwen Steinhart
Alta Gwendolyn Gaze
Gwen Gaze
Biography
Hollywood actress of the Thirties and Forties who played Pamela Armitage opposite John Wayne in I Cover the War (1937) and enjoyed starring roles in a series of Westerns with the likes of William “Hopalong Cassidy” Boyd. Born in Melbourne, Australia, she emigrated to America, where she studied at Pasadena College. Then moved to London to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Starred in The Women (1938) on Broadway before heading to Hollywood’s Paramount Pictures, where she featured in The Secret of Treasure Island (1938), House of Errors (1942), with comedian Harry Langdon, and with Brenda Joyce in Thumbs Up (1943). Later had a part-time radio show and appeared on stage and television.
Known For

Film
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Mrs. French (uncredited)
1941

Film
Two Fisted Justice
Joan Hodgins
1943

Film
The Secret of Treasure Island
Toni Morrell
1938

Film
Wrangler's Roost
Molly Collins
1941

Film
Bar 20 Justice
Ann Dennis
1938

Film
I Cover the War!
Pamela Armitage
1937

Film
Underground Rustlers
Irene Bently
1941

Film
House of Errors
Molly
1942

Film
West of Pinto Basin
Joan Brown
1940

Film
Partners of the Plains
Lorna Drake
1938
Filmography
1943FilmTwo Fisted Justiceas Joan Hodgins1942FilmHouse of Errorsas Molly1941FilmUnderground Rustlersas Irene Bently1941FilmDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Mrs. French (uncredited)1941FilmWrangler's Roostas Molly Collins1940FilmWest of Pinto Basinas Joan Brown1938FilmBar 20 Justiceas Ann Dennis1938FilmThe Secret of Treasure Islandas Toni Morrell1938FilmPartners of the Plainsas Lorna Drake1937FilmI Cover the War!as Pamela Armitage