Gail Davis

Actor

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Also Known As

Betty Jeanne Grayson

Birth Place

Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Born

October 05, 1925

Died

March 15, 1997

Cause of Death

Cancer

Biography

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Actress Gail Davis appeared on the big screen many times over the course of her Hollywood career. In 1958, she appeared in "Wide, Wide World: The Western." Davis's career beginnings included film roles in "The Far Frontier" (1948), "Sons of New Mexico" (1950) and "Silver Canyon" (1951). Later, she acted in "The Old West" (1952), "Wagon Team" (1952) and the Gene Autry western "Go...

Filmography

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Alias Jesse James (1959)

On Top of Old Smoky (1953)

Winning of the West (1953)

Pack Train (1953)

Jennifer Coleman

Goldtown Ghost Riders (1953)

Photos & Videos

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Overland Telegraph (1951) -- (Movie Clip) Six Masked Hombres

Overland Telegraph (1951) -- (Movie Clip) My Name's Holt, Tim Holt

Family & Companions

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Bob Davis

Husband

First husband; divorced 1952.

Carl Guerriero

Husband

Auto dealer. Married until death in 1982.

Notes

Received the "Golden Boot" awards in 1994 for her cotribution to Westerns.

Biography

Actress Gail Davis appeared on the big screen many times over the course of her Hollywood career. In 1958, she appeared in "Wide, Wide World: The Western." Davis's career beginnings included film roles in "The Far Frontier" (1948), "Sons of New Mexico" (1950) and "Silver Canyon" (1951). Later, she acted in "The Old West" (1952), "Wagon Team" (1952) and the Gene Autry western "Goldtown Ghost Riders" (1953). She also appeared in the Bob Hope comedy "Alias Jesse James" (1959) and "Coffy" (1973). Later in her career, Davis appeared on "Gene Autry: Melody of the West" (AMC, 1994-95). Davis was married to Bob Davis and had one child. Davis passed away in March 1997 at the age of 72.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Alias Jesse James (1959)

On Top of Old Smoky (1953)

Winning of the West (1953)

Pack Train (1953)

Jennifer Coleman

Goldtown Ghost Riders (1953)

The Old West (1952)

Wagon Team (1952)

Blue Canadian Rockies (1952)

Flying Leathernecks (1951)

Valley of Fire (1951)

Texans Never Cry (1951)

Silver Canyon (1951)

Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)

Overland Telegraph (1951)

Whirlwind (1951)

Elaine Lassitter

Yukon Manhunt (1951)

West of Wyoming (1950)

Jennifer Dalton

Trail of the Rustlers (1950)

Mary Ellen Hyland

Six Gun Mesa (1950)

Cow Town (1950)

Sons of New Mexico (1950)

Eileen MacDonald

Indian Territory (1950)

They Live by Night (1949)

Girl at parking lot

The Judge Steps Out (1949)

South of Death Valley (1949)

Law of the Golden West (1949)

Brand of Fear (1949)

Frontier Investigator (1949)

Death Valley Gunfighter (1949)

The Far Frontier (1948)

The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)

Baggett daughter

Cast (Special)

Gene Autry: Melody of the West (1994)

Life Events

1953

Gene Autry created series for Davis

1955

Lead role on ABC Western series "Annie Oakley"; reruns ran on TV into the 60s

1958

Appeared in "Wide, Wide World: The Western"

1959

Participated in a Bob Hope Special

1961

Guest starred on "The Andy Griffith Show"

Videos

Overland Telegraph (1951) -- (Movie Clip) Six Masked Hombres Tim Holt (playing a guy named Tim Holt) and sidekick Chico (Richard Martin), who just failed to get jobs because the new telegraph is putting their would-be employer out of business, find bad guys sabotaging the telegraph, Terry (Gail Davis), daughter of the proprietor, arriving, in Overland Telegraph, 1951.

Overland Telegraph (1951) -- (Movie Clip) My Name's Holt, Tim Holt Opening from the 1951 RKO Western programmer, buddies Tim Holt and Richard Martin find leading lady Gail Davis (in this case not a stunt double) hanging from a pole, Tim doing what by then was his standard introduction of himself, playing a cowboy named Tim Holt, in Overland Telegraph, 1951.

Alias Jesse James (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Bret Maverick, Etc. Irritating citizen Queasley (Will Wright), Bob Hope and bride Rhonda Fleming, in a shootout cameo sequence, first James Garner in Maverick mode, then Ward Bond, James Arness, Roy Rogers, Fess Parker, Gary Cooper, Jay Silverheels and Bing Crosby, near the end of Alias Jesse James, 1959.

Wagon Team (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Back In The Saddle Again Stage-coach line detective Gene Autry (using his own name as usual), steps up to front the band with his signature song (co-written with Ray Whitley), drama surrounding "The Kid" (Dick Jones) continuing, in Wagon Team, 1952.

Texans Never Cry -- (Movie Clip) Title Song Nancy (Gail Davis) has just dismissed a rival suitor when she notices Gene Autry (as himself, as a Texas Ranger) delivering the title song, which he co-wrote, after which they reconcile, in Texans Never Cry, 1951.

Texans Never Cry -- (Movie Clip) Take His Gun First scene of exposition and action, Texas Ranger Gene Autry dispenses economic justice on behalf of a rancher (Harry Tyler), beats up crooked Wyatt (Richard Powers) and impresses Nancy (Gail Davis), in Texans Never Cry, 1951.

Texans Never Cry -- (Movie Clip) Ride Rangers Opening scene, Gene Autry (this time playing a sergeant with the Texas Rangers) rides in with pals (including sidekick Pat Buttram as "Pecos") to Ride Rangers Ride by Tim Spencer, in Texans Never Cry, 1951.

Family

Terrie Manning

Daughter

Father Bob Davis; survived her.

Companions

Bob Davis

Husband

First husband; divorced 1952.

Carl Guerriero

Husband

Auto dealer. Married until death in 1982.

Bibliography

Notes

Received the "Golden Boot" awards in 1994 for her cotribution to Westerns.

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