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Jane Gail
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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.
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Who is Jane Gail?+
Jane Gail was an American stage and early silent film actress born Ethel S. Magee in Salem, New York, who appeared in nineteen films between 1912 and 1927.
What is Jane Gail known for?+
She is primarily remembered for her performance as Mary Barton in the silent crime drama Traffic in Souls (1913) and as the fiancée of Dr. Jekyll in the 1913 adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
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Her professional acting career spanned from 1912 until her retirement from the screen in 1927.
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