
Actor
Gertrude Purcell
Born 1895 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Writing

Destry Rides Again
Screenplay · 1939

Stella Dallas
Adaptation · 1937

The Invisible Woman
Screenplay · 1940

If You Could Only Cook
Screenplay · 1935

First Love
Story · 1939

Redheads on Parade
Story · 1935

Reckless Age
Screenplay · 1944

No More Orchids
Screenplay · 1932

In Old California
Screenplay · 1942

Vanity Street
Screenplay · 1932

Love Before Breakfast
Writer · 1936

Child of Manhattan
Screenplay · 1933