
Person
Jane Gail
Acting · 1890–1963 · Salem, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jane Gail, born Ethel S. Magee in Salem, New York, was an early American silent movie and stage actress. Gail is best remembered for her role in the silent film Traffic in Souls (1913), and the adaptations of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913), where she gained worldwide fame as Dr. Jekyll's (King Baggot) imperiled fiancée. She also appeared in the 1912 version of Jekyll and Hyde, but as an extra. A veteran of 19 film appearances between 1912 and 1920, Gail first got her acting start on the Broadway stage, appearing in two productions, The Rack and The City. She was only 30 years old when she made her last film, Bitter Fruit (1920). She never appeared on the silver screen after that. Gail died in St. Petersburg, Florida, on January 30, 1963. She was 72 years old.
Known for

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Alice

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
A child of nature/Princess Daaker
The Wanderer
The Wife

Traffic in Souls
Mary Barton
Rupert of Hentzau
Queen Flavia

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Extra

Convoy
Mrs. Weyeth
England Expects
1914

His Hour of Triumph
Countess Zuekelia - the Adventuress

Twixt Love and Ambition
Dan's Mother
Filmography
- 1927ConvoyMrs. Weyeth
- 191620,000 Leagues Under the SeaA child of nature/Princess Daaker
- 1915Rupert of HentzauQueen Flavia
- 1914England Expects
- 1913Traffic in SoulsMary Barton
- 1913His Hour of TriumphCountess Zuekelia - the Adventuress
- 1913The WandererThe Wife
- 1913Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeAlice
- 1912Twixt Love and AmbitionDan's Mother
- 1912Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeExtra
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