Gale Storm
Actress

Gale Storm Net Worth

Gale Storm was born Josephine Cottle in Bloomington, Texas in 1922. After her father passed away, her family moved to McDade and eventually settled in Houston. Encouraged by her teachers, Gale entered and won a local radio talent contest in 1939, which took her and her mother to Hollywood. She was given the stage name "Gale Storm" and was put under contract to RKO Pictures. After appearing in a number of "B" movies, she found success on the small screen with her sitcoms My Little Margie (1952) and The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1956). She also had a successful pop recording career, producing Billboard chart makers such as "I Hear You Knocking" and "Dark Moon". After her second series ended in 1960, she focused on summer stock and dinner theater. In 1979, she appeared on The Love Boat after a two-decade absence, which was due to her battle with alcohol. She became an outspoken and committed lecturer in helping to remove the stigma attached to such a disease. She was widowed twice, first by actor Lee Bonnell in 1986 and Paul Masterson in 1996. She has since appeared on the nostalgia and film festival circuits to the delight of her many fans.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Soundtrack
Birth Day April 05, 1922
Birth Place  Bloomington, Texas, United States
Age 98 YEARS OLD
Died On June 27, 2009(2009-06-27) (aged 87)\nDanville, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Taurus
Occupation Traditional pop singer Actress
Years active 1940-1989
Spouse(s) Lee Bonnell (1941–1986, his death) 4 children Paul Masterson (1988–1996, his death)
Website galestorm.tv

💰 Net worth

Gale Storm, a well-known actress and soundtrack artist in the United States, is estimated to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million by 2024. Storm gained popularity for her remarkable contributions to both the acting and music industry, leaving a lasting impact on audiences around the country. Throughout her career, she showcased her versatile talent in various television shows and movies, captivating viewers with her exceptional performances. With her prominent presence in the entertainment world, it comes as no surprise that Storm has amassed a significant fortune over the years.

Famous Quotes:

During the 1970s I experienced a terribly low and painful time of dealing with alcoholism. I had Lee's unfailing support through the entire ordeal. My treatment and recovery were more than rugged. At that time, there was such a stigma attached to alcoholism, particularly for women, that it could be hazardous to your reputation and career. I thank God daily that I have been fully recovered for more than 20 years. During my struggle, I had no idea of the blessing my experience could turn out to be! I've had the opportunity to share with others suffering with alcoholism the knowledge that there is help, hope, and an alcohol-free life awaiting them.

Biography/Timeline

1940

Storm had a role in the radio version of Big Town. After winning the contest in 1940, Storm made several films for the studio, RKO Radio Pictures. Her first was Tom Brown's School Days, playing opposite Jimmy Lydon and Freddie Bartholomew. She worked steadily in low-budget films released during this period. In 1941, she sang in several Soundies, three-minute musicals produced for "movie jukeboxes".

1941

Storm was married and widowed twice. In 1941, while still a teenager, she married Lee Bonnell (1918–1986), then an actor and later a businessman. They had four children: Peter, Phillip, Paul, and Susanna. In 1988, two years after she was widowed, she married Paul Masterson (1917–1996), who also predeceased her.

1945

Storm proceeded to star in a number of films, including the romantic comedies G.I. Honeymoon (1945) and It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947), the western Stampede and the 1950 film-noir dramas The Underworld Story and Between Midnight and Dawn. U.S. audiences warmed to Storm and her fan mail increased. She performed in more than three dozen motion pictures for Monogram, experience which made possible her success in other media.

1946

She acted and sang in Monogram Pictures' popular Frankie Darro series, and played ingénue roles in other Monogram features with the East Side Kids, Edgar Kennedy and The Three Stooges, most notably in the film Swing Parade of 1946. Monogram had always relied on established actors with reputations, but in Gale Storm the studio finally had a star of its own. She played the lead in the studio's most elaborate productions, both musical and dramatic. She shared top billing in Monogram's Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher (1943), opposite Edgar Kennedy, Richard Cromwell, and Frank Graham in the role of Jones, a character derived from network radio.

1950

In 1950, Storm made her television debut in Hollywood Premiere Theatre on ABC. From 1952 to 1955, she starred in My Little Margie, with former silent film actor Charles Farrell as her father. The series began as a summer replacement for I Love Lucy on CBS, but ran for 126 episodes on NBC and then CBS. The series was broadcast on CBS Radio from December 1952 to August 1955 with the same actors. Her popularity was capitalized on when she served as hostess of the NBC Comedy Hour in the winter of 1956. That year she starred in another situation comedy, The Gale Storm Show (aka Oh! Susanna), featuring another silent movie star, ZaSu Pitts. The Gale Storm show ran for 143 episodes on CBS and ABC between 1956 and 1960. Storm appeared regularly on other television programs in the 1950s and 1960s. She was both a panelist and a "mystery guest" on CBS's What's My Line?

1954

In Gallatin, Tennessee, in November 1954, a 10-year-old girl, Linda Wood, was watching Storm on a Sunday night television variety show, NBC's Colgate Comedy Hour, hosted by Gordon MacRae, singing one of the popular songs of the day.

1960

Storm was a registered Republican and campaigned for U.S. Senator Barry M. Goldwater in the 1960s.

1981

In 1981, she published her autobiography, I Ain't Down Yet, which described her battle with alcoholism. She was also interviewed by author David C. Tucker for The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars of 1950s Sitcoms, published in 2007 by McFarland and Company.

2009

Storm lived alone in Monarch Beach, California, near two of her sons and their families, until failing health forced her into a convalescent home in Danville, California. She died there on June 27, 2009, aged 87.

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