Gertrude Purcell
Birth date
June 14, 1895
Death date
May 1, 1963
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Profession
Writing
Age
67 years
Biography
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.
