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Gertrude Olmstead
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Actor Born: November 13, 1904 in Chicago, IL Death: January 18, 1975 in Beverly Hills, CA Biography:A contest winner in her native Chicago, brunette silent screen ingenue "Gertrude Olmstead" (or, as it was sometimes spelled, "Olmsted") appeared opposite "Greta Garbo" in the Swedish star's first Hollywood film, "The Torrent" (1926). That role, along with the leading femme role in "Lon Chaney"'s "The Monster" (1925), proved perhaps the highlights of a screen career that had begun in low-budget, two-reel Westerns opposite the likes of "Hoot Gibson", "Jack Perrin", and "Roy Stewart". According to herself, Olmstead was "just possibly the world's worst actress," and she wisely retired to marry director "Robert Z. Leonard" right before the changeover to sound. She later spoke fondly of her early years in Westerns, crediting veteran stunt player Artie Ortego with teaching her how to perform a flying mount. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
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