Gale Robbins

Gale Robbins (born Betty Gale Robbins, May 7, 1921 - February 18, 1980) was an American actress and singer.Born in Illinois, Robbins graduated from high school in June 1939 and began her career with the Phil Levant band in 1940. She married her high school sweetheart, Robert Olson, in November 1944 when he was in the Air Force.Starting as a model and nightclub singer she made her film debut in In the Meantime, Darling in 1944 and appeared in several films, such as Calamity Jane and My Dear Secretary (1948), as well as entertaining at many military bases with a troupe led by Bob Hope. She later focused on TV, hosting Hollywood House from 1949 to 1950. She released the album I'm a Dreamer, backed by Eddie Cano and his orchestra, in 1958. She made three guest appearances on The Bob Cummings Show between 1955-1958.Robbins died of lung cancer at the age of 58.

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Gale Robbins
Alias (AKA)Betty Gale Robbins
Birth dateMay 07, 1921
Birth nameBetty Gale Robbins
Birth place
Chicago , United States , Indiana
cause of death
Lung cancer
Date of deathFebruary 18, 1980
Place of death
California , Los Angeles , United States

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