As an introvert myself this is particularly sad. It's a shame she could not follow her true passion, her art. Maybe when her contract ended. But the camera obviously loved her and she did have talent. She needed guidance instead of being thrown to the wolves at 17. Many highly sensitive or introverted people compensate in some way, but you have to find healthy support. I hope she's at peace now.
I started drinking at a young age too to cope. Now looking back I understand why. I was highly sensitive and introverted and alcohol took the edge off and I could relax like everyone else around me seemed to be and not be in a constant state of over analyzing everything. Also I could socialize better, it was almost excruciating to sit face to face with people and chit chat. Sounds crazy! Haha but that’s just how my brain was/is wired. I drink occasionally now sometimes in social situations and still feel uncomfortable sitting face to face with others but as I’m getting older I care less what people think and that helps
@smakkdat I totally get that. You're so AWARE of everything whereas others aren't. smSo it doesn't effect them. (Ignorance is bliss.) You come up with coping mechanics to reduce the awkwardness somehow.
As someone who struggles with chronic anxiety, panic disorder and PTSD (very long story, but in a nutshell: accident caused by a drunk driver nearly killed me, _did_ kill my family, and I found out firsthand what fresh hell being a "survivor" can be.) but even before that I was a _very_ shy child. I completely sympathize with skipping school to avoid speaking to the class, although I never actually skipped; I just took the 0 or the "incomplete." I was a straight A student, but frequently received C's and D's simply because I _just could _*_not_* speak in public. To this day, a knock on the door, a ringing phone, text alerts... fill me with dread. What I'm saying is *I **_get_** it,* and at only 5ish minutes into this, my heart is already broken for Gail Russell. Anxiety truly is straight from the pits of hell. Also, people! Please, for the love of God, *STOP* living vicariously through your children! Whether it's the stage, the pageant circuit, sports or academics, it doesn't matter; you are a horrible human being if you see nothing wrong with placing the burden of _your_ unfulfilled hopes and dreams onto the shoulders of your _child._ Your child is not your "do-over." *LET YOUR CHILDREN BE CHILDREN!*
Brandy McNamee your comment sounds just as if I wrote it , I went threw the same kind of life , as a child had no idea what was wrong with me until I was in my twenties before I even heard of anxiety, anyways I don't comment much ,but had to reach out to you an understanding of the common condition we have shared , May God Bless you and fill your anxieties with his faith and glory,and protect you from evil! ❤️🙏🏽🇨🇦
I also live with a severe anxiety disorder caused by a near fatal car accident. Near fatal for me but fatal for the 2 children in the car with the drunk driver who caused the accident and fatal for my friend who was seated next to me in the back seat when we were hit by the drunk driver. I know exactly what you mean when you talk about the panic caused by a ringing phone, a knock at the door, a text notification. I can't even use regular alarm clocks because the jarring sound they make can turb my entire day into a complete mess where it can be a struggle to even leave my bed after waking up to that sound. Those who have never experienced it have no clue how much anxiety this severe can ruin a life. Thank you for your comment, sometimes I forget there are people out there that know exactly what I experience and your comment was a nice reminder I'm not alone in struggling with this.
Thank you to everyone who has had the strength and courage to reach out and share here. I think sometimes being the survivor is the hardest thing, and anyone who has experienced anxiety or stress-related disorders themselves, or has seen how profoundly it can affect, even almost control the life of anyone affected by it (including those of close family), knows how much courage it takes for people living with this just to wake up, get up and face each day. I too am a survivor, and have suffered quite severe survivor guilt. As a former clinician I knew exactly what it was, and why I was experiencing it. Knowing intellectually is one thing though, actually coping with the emotions it engenders is something else. For anyone feeling alone, overwhelmed, and perhaps even “stuck” by a major event, I just wanted to say you are not alone. Some things can never be forgotten, but with time I hope you learn a way of managing how to learn to live with what has happened, and eventually be able to become “unstuck” and move forward with the rest of your life. This is not easy (I know) & often feels like two steps forward, one step back, and there will be bad days. Joy often only comes in moments but to feel it all, as I do sometimes now, can be a major step forward (though personally I still cannot yet feel joy without guilt). I admire you for reaching out. I applaud the courage you find to face each new day. However isolated you feel you are not alone, and if it feels as if everyone in the world but you is organised, busy, energised and coping and you are the only one who is not please know this is not true, there are many of us - & though I wouldn’t wish this feeling on anyone in a weird way knowing that there are others out there who understand, who know exactly how I’m feeling even if I don’t know who they are, has helped me - & I hope will help you too. You are unique. You are amazing. I admire you, and you are not alone. I understand & admire your courage. Remember to be kind to yourself and take it gently. Kindest regards xx
Who are you to tell parents they are "horrible human-beings" for living vicariously through their children. You have major issues so maybe you ought to focus on not freaking out over a text message.
@@elissam.corsmeier469 Have you done that, living through your children? You ought to take lessons from what Gail Russell went through. How dare you be condescending to other people's problems? Maybe you should check (I mean your head) yourself before throwing stones at others! Children's needs have to come first, not the parents'!
Love the movie "The Uninvited". So sad to know that Gail Russell was so terrified of acting. It's a shame that she could not just persue her art and live a happy life.
some cannot handle booze--it is very insidious, agreed. and stardom must exacerbate addition--one has to have good head on shoulders in that hard business
Omg...you scare me in just watching you running into someone..Not the Damn Ghost..Literally scared that your gonna run into a Crazy and cant find your Tazor..Marie..im quickly gettin more and more grey headed...pls be safe! Keep your tazor close...lol..Luv you guys
Wow glad I found this, especially comments about autism, aspergers, social anxiety etc. I look at pictures of my youth and I resemble this Gail, except I have hazel eyes. So I wud wonder, what the he'll was wrong with me? People always commented on my looks, but that wasn't important to me. I also started drinking in college due to social anxiety. I only completed 2 years and dropped out bc I couldn't convince myself to take speech class!! Now in my 50's, what saved me from dying in my mountain of regrets was the knowledge that God forgave me for being a coward, and it's behind me now. I was saved from alcoholism due to faith in Jesus sacrifice. But yeah, living with consequences can be difficult, but not impossible. Praise God I'm still alive!
Everyone talks about Marilyn Monroe's death at 36. However, another gorgeous beautiful introverted actress tragically died at 36 from her addictive life. I couldn't help not to look at her sad eyed beauty. Gail Russell. I would love nothing better than to have Gail's life put on the silver screen today.
Gail was not the first tragic actress that Hollywood ever had; since the silent film days, there have been quite a few actresses who lives and careers caused them to be tragic figures that caused them to have short careers and, at certain times, early deaths that saddened fans, colleagues, friends and family alike. Silent film actress Barbara La Marr(1896-1926) is an example of the so-called "tragic actress" with how her end happened with her death in early 1926.
After that whole breakdown and court hassle with John Wayne’s wife, she should have walked away completely, gone to a quiet place and rediscovered her art...such a sad story...she was so beautiful, so misunderstood...simply can’t let someone else dictate one’s life...learned that from experience...
I actually feel very bad for her. Having to go through her whole life doing something she didn't want to do must be horrible to have to go through. I hope that she finds peace and is able to do what she really wanted to do in life in heaven. RIP Ms. Russell
@Jameson Serono I have actually. Please don't assume you know me. We have never met. This is my opinion. You have your experience . I will not call your opinion nonsense. As it is your experience / opinion . I understand this subject is emotive. I do take your point, they have to want to get well. ☺️ Have a peaceful weekend.
I know what she was going through because i suffered with anxiety. It took me my whole life to grow out of it . im 64 now . i had enough musical talent that if I'd gone to los angeles , i had a chance to make it big . but in ths last frw years i realized that it would have killed me like it did her because i couldn't be around people unless i was drinking .she proved that even with looks , there is much on the inside that you have to have to make it in life . anxiety is something that you can't imagine if you don't suffer ftom it . by the way , in my eyes she was the most beautiful woman I've ever laid eyes on .
The despite all the drinking and insecurities she suffered as an actress, all the movies I have seen her in show her to be not only an excellent actress but also a memorable one. She had the look. There was something about her that captured the imagination. She was one of those actresses that was not easy to forget once seen. In fact she is unforgettable.
she's a natural actress---very much like bergman-natural. the studio figured this out right away. I only wish Gail had enjoyed bing a star. unforgettable!!
its not so much hollywood was her problem more her mothers for pushing her into it thats happened with a lot of stars to didnt really want to be stars. once the rot sets in its over. glad to hear the Duke was kind to her, i love John Wayne always will.
Quite the talent--I loved her in both The Uninvited and The Unseen--and truly one of the most beautiful faces ever to grace to silver screen, or for that matter, God's green earth.
I've been hooked on Wayne since I was 15, my first John Wayne movie was angel and the bad man. Gail was gorgeous. All of her story happened before I was born. But that movie is still a favorite.
I loved her in "The Uninvited". One of my all time favorite movies. Life can be a hard and most of us have our crutches we use to soften the blow and most have their downsides. Some worse than others.
A good friend of mine is dying from alcoholism. He was an MBA, top salesman, crawled into a bottle in 1996, and has lost everything. He had so much promise. He is now barely able to walk to the dumpster and throw his empty wine bottles away.
She's at peace now doing what she had wanted to do from the very beginning which was art this is one time where Hollywood wasn't to blame for Gail's death I blame her mom and classmates.
There is a lot of wickedness having to do with Hollywood. People just need to know and understand how to excuse themselves or GET OUT of something if they choose to no longer do it or be a part of it. Know when enough is enough and just leave! LIVE FOR YOU!
she was beautiful she had talent and all the potential of becoming a major Hollywood star but she also was human imperfect as we all are with deep rooted emotions and weaknesses and she fell victim to them whatever hers were, not everyone can tame their demons not everyone go about things the correct way no one has all the right answers or makes all the right decisions but that doesn't mean the heart wasn't good or meant well, she struggled but she failed but through it all she was more than just a beautiful Hollywood actress she was just like everyone else human with flaws and weaknesses and capable of falling,. thank you for posting.
I just learned of Ms. Russell over the past few months. Up in the remote stretches of Comcast cable programming is a series of ScreenPix channels - one of em being Westerns. When the classic Randolph Scott/Lee Marvin film: Seven Men From Now came on, I figured I’d owed it myself to watch it. I knew Marvin but didn’t know the name Randolph Scott. I can see why now how much of a crowd pleasing fan favorite he was years before I was born. The lightning bolt that went clear throughout me from head to toe was when the closeup frame of Gail appeared while proclaiming her good nights to Sherriff Stride who was camped out underneath the wagon. Her ice-blue eyes and immediate beauty just leveled me. My jaw was on the floor. I had to find out who this gal was! When I did, I was saddened to hear about her struggles with alcohol. This part was later in her short career but…it didn’t phase me at all. I recognized the beauty.
A young introverted artist entering and working for the cameras and studios of Hollywood - a Deadly Mix. This Stunningly Beautiful Lady could have followed her heart as an artist which was perfect for her and never gave in to the imposing wish of her controlling mom for her to be an actress which was not fit for introverted people (Gail became the victim and escape hatch for her moms broken dream of becoming an actress)... RIP Gail Russel...
One of my favorite actresses, luminous in Night Has a Thousand Eyes, inspired in Angel and the Badman (and inspiring Wayne to one of his most affecting performances.) Sad no one was there to help her. Reminds me of Karen Carpenter. To watch The Uninvited now, with her radiance, while knowing how she will end up, makes it a truly haunting movie.
She really had a beautiful face. So sad she suffered from anxiety and self medicated with alcohol. That guy with the cigar is the epitome of the Hollywood schmuck..what a bastard
That producer/writer Andrew J. Fenady is like a parody of a producer/director of old Hollywood. I think he was enjoying the attention and cranked it up to 11.
Gail Russell was unforgettable in the Uninvited and I love that movie. I could understand her stage fright and as one of the comments said she should have been on Diazepam or Ativan they are from the family of trancks known as benzodiazepines and they do not make you lose control like Vodka but they were not invented at that time yet. Much better than alcohol.
I'm wretchedly shy. I wanted to be a singer, musician and actor but I never really pursued it because of the shyness. I avoid social gatherings. In the past I've gotten past it but as I've gotten older I dont wanna make the effort anymore. It's too much energy to get my mind in the right place
Gail really didnt belong in Hollywood, or in the spotlight. That would be okay if she wasnt pressured into Hollywood and the spotlight. A beauty and a tragedy. 😔
She would've been a great & talented artist had she not been forced to become an actress by her witch of a mother. I don't understand why her dad didn't step in maybe his wife told him "Our daughter would be making big money enough to support us all." I wonder where her parents were when Gail was going downhill thanks to alcohol? If Gail wanted to once she was older she could've quit acting & pursued her dream of being an artist.
I'm also a big fan of Louise Brooks and while their temperaments are extremely different, there are similarities of their stories. Both wanted to be something other than what they became - Louise wanted to be a dancer. Tragic that both these true artists were undone, ultimately, by the "system". Gail got to me when I first saw her in "The Angel and the Badman" and then "The Uninvited". Her pull on me was beyond her beauty although I agree that she was one of the most beautiful of them all.
Sometimes i feel really sorry for an actress such as this very beautiful lady and sometimes i do not, like in the last couple of other uploads on Judy Holliday and Carole Landis. I felt they were their own worst enemy's. Thank you for sharing.
clenelyn I know right, what's with the dramatic smoking & holding of the cigar. Could he really not do the short interview without smoking the cigar like really!
I was very shy as a young man but I was never much of a drinker and never used alcohol or drugs to overcome it just did the best i could,I feel sad for Gail who was,at heart,a kind hearted soul who didn't deserve the life she led,nobody forced her but somebody could have made a solid effort to help her RIP Gail
Just watched the Criterion DVD of The Uninvited, with "Introducing Gail Russell" in the opening credits. Never heard of her before. But when a young woman opened the door for Ray Milland, I was struck by her dazzling eyes and innocent beauty and wondered if that was Gail Russell. It was. Good grief, what a tragedy - her clinical shyness and artistic temperament was not compatible with being steered apparently unwillingly into Hollywood movies as a beauty queen. Her beauty was her curse. She didn't deserve the gossipy, smarmy, unsympathetic tone of this program's host and some of the other guys.
She was the greatest at what she could be. So many people are ' Evil, Mean & Nasty,' when it comes to all the negative comments that they have made about her tragic yet wonderful career. I myself am a recovering alcoholic and a Highly Decorated, Disabled, United States Marine, Retired. Had she not been pushed into acting at the tender age of 17 when she was very shy and terribly afraid of all the lights and cameras, she probably would have been in better control. But because she was pushed, by the ugly sin of 'Greed' of man, (PARAMOUNT), from that time forward, she was fighting a battle in a war that she could not possibly win. Greed is the sin of all sins, the sin that caused ' Lucifer ' to be cast out of heaven! I will see you in Heaven, Gail GOD Bless you all!! SuperSniperSal
Sgt. Salvador Monteverde, USMC, Retired thank you for your service 🙏🏼❤️ and happy to hear you’re currently sober, that’s no an easy task, I had to go to a rehabilitation clinic for pills I was put on to help me with my chronic pain illnesses. Didn’t know I had an addictive personality until I was given something addictive, since I’ve never been a drinker or a smoker. I wish Gail could’ve been given the right kind of help. She was a beautiful lady and definitely gone way too soon.
These few interviews give only a narrow view of Gail Russell. She was a much misunderstood actress,and had the Paramount executives given her the training she deserved, she would have been a very successful star. She was given only one weeks training before she was thrust into her first film. Her drama coach,Bill Russell,told the Paramount Front Office they were pushing her too fast. It was that way for ten years,one film after another,with little or no time off to relax,to enjoy her career. If you would like to know more of this lovely,but tragic, movie actress, Ingram Sparks.com has just published my biography of Gail Russell,"Fallen Star". It is now available on Amazon.com,Ebay,Ebooks,and Barnes and Noble Booksellers. You can also visit my Gail Russell Tributes on RUclips which contain added information not included in my book.
@@gordjackson9650 I will soon be adding new Gail Russell Tributes on RUclips which will include the Hedda Hopper Interview,plus even more information on her which will include more portraits and candids not included in my book.This hit job by Mysteries and Scandals only concentrated on the notorious aspect of her life, not on the kind and gentle person she was in real life.
@@theuninvited1944GR Cool. I'm currently reading your book and am looking forward to further You Tube tributes. As for the Mysteries and Scandals hit job, the les said the better.
This one hurt. That poor, poor girl (and I do say girl because some of us remain childlike and she seemed an eternal child without guidance). If she had been left alone to pursue her own ambitions, she could have become a brilliant artist. Why not let her model in her early days as opposed to forcing her to do something that terrified her? She could’ve modeled and painted and had a very nice life. Instead, she died so young and is remembered as a terrified, shy girl and that’s horrific! I don’t blame her for her drinking or anything that came from it because she had zero guidance and should have had a long and happy life. I weep for this innocent girl.
My favorite movie with her was Angel & the Bad Man with the Duke. I can't count the times I have watched that. What a tragic ending for such a beautiful lady. RIP Gail
She was the most ethereally beautiful lady I have ever seen: she was SO gorgeous in her youth (before 195O) that she made young Liz Taylor look "hard" in comparison.
brainsareus Liz never had innocence, in fact she was groomed purely for adult acting despite being signed as a child. Even excutives thought she was too adult for kid roles as a child.
Danielle Not sure what your larger point is. was she "groomed",or did her looks make it impossible for them to see her any other way? a sort of Chicken/egg question;as in,which came first?
brainsareus She was beautiful but looked more like an adult than a child. Excutives signed her with the pure intention of wanting her for movies when she was older. They put her in a few movies as a child but wanted her for sexy more mature roles. By signing her the company got to groom her as they groomed every Hollywood actress but they got her at a much younger age which was a win for them.
Those two old producers that talked about her are two of the most melodramatic men I’ve ever seen. “ she died of unhappiness “ and the other one “ the night has a thousand eyes but the night she died it had a thousand and two “ JESUS CHRIST!! Not only are they melodramatic.... it’s also corny as hell “ That one producer looking at his cigar as he talks is like he is acting in a scene. That guy is over the top with the histrionics.
Funny how the puffs of phony fog always follow this guy around around. "Hey, is that A.J. Benza?" "It sure is, I'd recognize those fog puffs anywhere!" :)
As an introvert myself this is particularly sad. It's a shame she could not follow her true passion, her art. Maybe when her contract ended. But the camera obviously loved her and she did have talent. She needed guidance instead of being thrown to the wolves at 17. Many highly sensitive or introverted people compensate in some way, but you have to find healthy support. I hope she's at peace now.
Totally agree 👍
I started drinking at a young age too to cope. Now looking back I understand why. I was highly sensitive and introverted and alcohol took the edge off and I could relax like everyone else around me seemed to be and not be in a constant state of over analyzing everything. Also I could socialize better, it was almost excruciating to sit face to face with people and chit chat. Sounds crazy! Haha but that’s just how my brain was/is wired. I drink occasionally now sometimes in social situations and still feel uncomfortable sitting face to face with others but as I’m getting older I care less what people think and that helps
@smakkdat I totally get that. You're so AWARE of everything whereas others aren't. smSo it doesn't effect them. (Ignorance is bliss.) You come up with coping mechanics to reduce the awkwardness somehow.
I had forgotten about this until I got a reply today.😢
Yes Ma'am agreed
From the beginning of her career to the end, her eyes always looked sad. Rest in peace, Beauty.
I miss Mysteries & Scandals! Thought it was a great series!!
As someone who struggles with chronic anxiety, panic disorder and PTSD (very long story, but in a nutshell: accident caused by a drunk driver nearly killed me, _did_ kill my family, and I found out firsthand what fresh hell being a "survivor" can be.) but even before that I was a _very_ shy child. I completely sympathize with skipping school to avoid speaking to the class, although I never actually skipped; I just took the 0 or the "incomplete." I was a straight A student, but frequently received C's and D's simply because I _just could _*_not_* speak in public. To this day, a knock on the door, a ringing phone, text alerts... fill me with dread. What I'm saying is *I **_get_** it,* and at only 5ish minutes into this, my heart is already broken for Gail Russell. Anxiety truly is straight from the pits of hell.
Also, people! Please, for the love of God, *STOP* living vicariously through your children! Whether it's the stage, the pageant circuit, sports or academics, it doesn't matter; you are a horrible human being if you see nothing wrong with placing the burden of _your_ unfulfilled hopes and dreams onto the shoulders of your _child._ Your child is not your "do-over." *LET YOUR CHILDREN BE CHILDREN!*
Brandy McNamee your comment sounds just as if I wrote it , I went threw the same kind of life , as a child had no idea what was wrong with me until I was in my twenties before I even heard of anxiety, anyways I don't comment much ,but had to reach out to you an understanding of the common condition we have shared , May God Bless you and fill your anxieties with his faith and glory,and protect you from evil! ❤️🙏🏽🇨🇦
I also live with a severe anxiety disorder caused by a near fatal car accident. Near fatal for me but fatal for the 2 children in the car with the drunk driver who caused the accident and fatal for my friend who was seated next to me in the back seat when we were hit by the drunk driver. I know exactly what you mean when you talk about the panic caused by a ringing phone, a knock at the door, a text notification. I can't even use regular alarm clocks because the jarring sound they make can turb my entire day into a complete mess where it can be a struggle to even leave my bed after waking up to that sound. Those who have never experienced it have no clue how much anxiety this severe can ruin a life. Thank you for your comment, sometimes I forget there are people out there that know exactly what I experience and your comment was a nice reminder I'm not alone in struggling with this.
Thank you to everyone who has had the strength and courage to reach out and share here.
I think sometimes being the survivor is the hardest thing, and anyone who has experienced anxiety or stress-related disorders themselves, or has seen how profoundly it can affect, even almost control the life of anyone affected by it (including those of close family), knows how much courage it takes for people living with this just to wake up, get up and face each day.
I too am a survivor, and have suffered quite severe survivor guilt. As a former clinician I knew exactly what it was, and why I was experiencing it. Knowing intellectually is one thing though, actually coping with the emotions it engenders is something else.
For anyone feeling alone, overwhelmed, and perhaps even “stuck” by a major event, I just wanted to say you are not alone. Some things can never be forgotten, but with time I hope you learn a way of managing how to learn to live with what has happened, and eventually be able to become “unstuck” and move forward with the rest of your life. This is not easy (I know) & often feels like two steps forward, one step back, and there will be bad days. Joy often only comes in moments but to feel it all, as I do sometimes now, can be a major step forward (though personally I still cannot yet feel joy without guilt).
I admire you for reaching out. I applaud the courage you find to face each new day. However isolated you feel you are not alone, and if it feels as if everyone in the world but you is organised, busy, energised and coping and you are the only one who is not please know this is not true, there are many of us - & though I wouldn’t wish this feeling on anyone in a weird way knowing that there are others out there who understand, who know exactly how I’m feeling even if I don’t know who they are, has helped me - & I hope will help you too.
You are unique.
You are amazing.
I admire you, and you are not alone.
I understand & admire your courage.
Remember to be kind to yourself and take it gently.
Kindest regards xx
Who are you to tell parents they are "horrible human-beings" for living vicariously through their children. You have major issues so maybe you ought to focus on not freaking out over a text message.
@@elissam.corsmeier469 Have you done that, living through your children? You ought to take lessons from what Gail Russell went through. How dare you be condescending to other people's problems? Maybe you should check (I mean your head) yourself before throwing stones at others! Children's needs have to come first, not the parents'!
The Gail Russell in the angel and the bad man was so beautiful....such a sad story
I surely miss this show. Never missed it.
Love the movie "The Uninvited". So sad to know that Gail Russell was so terrified of acting. It's a shame that she could not just persue her art and live a happy life.
I love that movie! I watch it every Halloween!
I really do agree. that alcoholism is a very sneaky disease that just turns a loved one into someone else.
James Arnold Killed My Dad At 53 in 1997
some cannot handle booze--it is very insidious, agreed. and stardom must exacerbate addition--one has to have good head on shoulders in that hard business
my father was a alcoholic.. i know what you're speaking of
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Omg...you scare me in just watching you running into someone..Not the Damn Ghost..Literally scared that your gonna run into a Crazy and cant find your Tazor..Marie..im quickly gettin more and more grey headed...pls be safe! Keep your tazor close...lol..Luv you guys
Wow glad I found this, especially comments about autism, aspergers, social anxiety etc. I look at pictures of my youth and I resemble this Gail, except I have hazel eyes. So I wud wonder, what the he'll was wrong with me? People always commented on my looks, but that wasn't important to me. I also started drinking in college due to social anxiety. I only completed 2 years and dropped out bc I couldn't convince myself to take speech class!! Now in my 50's, what saved me from dying in my mountain of regrets was the knowledge that God forgave me for being a coward, and it's behind me now. I was saved from alcoholism due to faith in Jesus sacrifice. But yeah, living with consequences can be difficult, but not impossible. Praise God I'm still alive!
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There is no proof she is any of thing of these things. Put a sock in it. Speak for yourself.
Everyone talks about Marilyn Monroe's death at 36. However, another gorgeous beautiful introverted actress tragically died at 36 from her addictive life. I couldn't help not to look at her sad eyed beauty. Gail Russell. I would love nothing better than to have Gail's life put on the silver screen today.
Gail suffered from PANIC ATTACKS. They knew absolutely nothing about PANIC ATTACKS BACK THEN. THEY STILL DON'T.
To me she was the most beautiful actress of her time , but sadly the most tragic as well.
Gail was not the first tragic actress that Hollywood ever had; since the silent film days, there have been quite a few actresses who lives and careers caused them to be tragic figures that caused them to have short careers and, at certain times, early deaths that saddened fans, colleagues, friends and family alike. Silent film actress Barbara La Marr(1896-1926) is an example of the so-called "tragic actress" with how her end happened with her death in early 1926.
I recently saw The Uninvited and was struck by her beauty. She was luminous.
Such a sad story! That line "better off as a movie-goer" really hits me hard!
After that whole breakdown and court hassle with John Wayne’s wife, she should have walked away completely, gone to a quiet place and rediscovered her art...such a sad story...she was so beautiful, so misunderstood...simply can’t let someone else dictate one’s life...learned that from experience...
I actually feel very bad for her. Having to go through her whole life doing something she didn't want to do must be horrible to have to go through. I hope that she finds peace and is able to do what she really wanted to do in life in heaven. RIP Ms. Russell
Half of these old Hollywood stars didn't like being stars they hated it but their families, execs & the depression kept them in the lime light.
You think its any different now? Except now addiction is openly talked about and there is help, but being a movie actress is a very tough racket.
Tyra Cole, her issues obviously started early, but the pressure of her career likely didn't help.
didnt she do abbott & costello
Sad truly, she was an adult so anytime she could have just walked away even if under contract given her mental state. Of course hindsight is 20/20.
Truly beautiful . Sad no one care enough for her to protect her from herself.❤🥰👍
@Jameson Serono I have actually. Please don't assume you know me. We have never met. This is my opinion. You have your experience . I will not call your opinion nonsense. As it is your experience / opinion . I understand this subject is emotive. I do take your point, they have to want to get well. ☺️ Have a peaceful weekend.
I could view this Gail Russel series endlessly.Gail you will always be missed .Love always.Sunday 10th April 2016.
This was a great show. It highlighted many stars lives we knew nothing about.
I know what she was going through because i suffered with anxiety. It took me my whole life to grow out of it . im 64 now . i had enough musical talent that if I'd gone to los angeles , i had a chance to make it big . but in ths last frw years i realized that it would have killed me like it did her because i couldn't be around people unless i was drinking .she proved that even with looks , there is much on the inside that you have to have to make it in life . anxiety is something that you can't imagine if you don't suffer ftom it . by the way , in my eyes she was the most beautiful woman I've ever laid eyes on .
She was incredibly beautiful and one truly sad, tragic case of being abused by a no-alent stage mother.
The despite all the drinking and insecurities she suffered as an actress, all the movies I have seen her in show her to be not only an excellent actress but also a memorable one. She had the look. There was something about her that captured the imagination. She was one of those actresses that was not easy to forget once seen. In fact she is unforgettable.
she's a natural actress---very much like bergman-natural. the studio figured this out right away. I only wish Gail had enjoyed bing a star. unforgettable!!
She had it all, but lost the battle against her greatest enemy: Herself
Paul Gallagher you give me the impression of being unstable. I hope you're going to be okay. Seek some help.
Loved Gail Russell
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she was gorgeous
You have a vision problem
@@Stayoutofthewater522 Lol. What's your problem?! It's just my opinion 😆
@@Stayoutofthewater522 dude wtf she was absaloutly stunning
its not so much hollywood was her problem more her mothers for pushing her into it thats happened with a lot of stars to didnt really want to be stars. once the rot sets in its over. glad to hear the Duke was kind to her, i love John Wayne always will.
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I love it when Karen Burroughs Hansberry is on this! Her voice is so soothing.
Quite the talent--I loved her in both The Uninvited and The Unseen--and truly one of the most beautiful faces ever to grace to silver screen, or for that matter, God's green earth.
I've been hooked on Wayne since I was 15, my first John Wayne movie was angel and the bad man. Gail was gorgeous. All of her story happened before I was born. But that movie is still a favorite.
" Stella by starlight " is one of my very favourite songs.
Me too!!
I loved her in "The Uninvited". One of my all time favorite movies. Life can be a hard and most of us have our crutches we use to soften the blow and most have their downsides. Some worse than others.
I enjoyed watching her in movies, but she always seemed so sad to me. Her beautiful eyes were the give-a-way. Only 37.....that is sad.
A good friend of mine is dying from alcoholism. He was an MBA, top salesman, crawled into a bottle in 1996, and has lost everything. He had so much promise. He is now barely able to walk to the dumpster and throw his empty wine bottles away.
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Did he make it? I hope that he has forsaken the drink and turned his life around.
She's at peace now doing what she had wanted to do from the very beginning which was art this is one time where Hollywood wasn't to blame for Gail's death I blame her mom and classmates.
hearing the song STELLA BY STARLIGHT , I will always remember the Beautiful GAIL RUSSELL. love always.
I certainly blame her mom.
Her story shatters my heart.
I feel extremely sorry for this woman. Very sorry.
Karen Hansburry has a beautiful voice, could listen to her for hours
I wonder if she is related to playwright Lorraine Hansbury
Loved this show
Never missed it
The Uninvited, is my all time favorite ghost story.
There is a lot of wickedness having to do with Hollywood. People just need to know and understand how to excuse themselves or GET OUT of something if they choose to no longer do it or be a part of it. Know when enough is enough and just leave! LIVE FOR YOU!
AMEN...sadly, it looks like Hollywood is a trap. One of those, "you can check out any time, but you can never leave" lives. That poor kid.
she was beautiful she had talent and all the potential of becoming a major Hollywood star but she also was human imperfect as we all are with deep rooted emotions and weaknesses and she fell victim to them whatever hers were, not everyone can tame their demons not everyone go about things the correct way no one has all the right answers or makes all the right decisions but that doesn't mean the heart wasn't good or meant well, she struggled but she failed but through it all she was more than just a beautiful Hollywood actress she was just like everyone else human with flaws and weaknesses and capable of falling,. thank you for posting.
What an utterly heartbreaking story. "The Uninvited" is one of my all-time favorite movies. So sad.
E need to bring back this show
I think there is a reboot.
Only If AJ Benza Is The Host.
I remember watching the show 20 years ago when I was on E and I loved it then and I love to go back and watch it now
I just learned of Ms. Russell over the past few months. Up in the remote stretches of Comcast cable programming is a series of ScreenPix channels - one of em being Westerns. When the classic Randolph Scott/Lee Marvin film: Seven Men From Now came on, I figured I’d owed it myself to watch it. I knew Marvin but didn’t know the name Randolph Scott. I can see why now how much of a crowd pleasing fan favorite he was years before I was born. The lightning bolt that went clear throughout me from head to toe was when the closeup frame of Gail appeared while proclaiming her good nights to Sherriff Stride who was camped out underneath the wagon. Her ice-blue eyes and immediate beauty just leveled me. My jaw was on the floor. I had to find out who this gal was! When I did, I was saddened to hear about her struggles with alcohol. This part was later in her short career but…it didn’t phase me at all. I recognized the beauty.
she was robbed of her true calling
She was a painter that they FORCED to be an actress and her mother was living through her. So sad.
@@monilaninetynine3811 Wasn't every bum during that time dependent on their children's seriously its good to know people have evolved as time goes by.
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I love this show it goes back in time thank you for sharing 👍
A young introverted artist entering and working for the cameras and studios of Hollywood - a Deadly Mix. This Stunningly Beautiful Lady could have followed her heart as an artist which was perfect for her and never gave in to the imposing wish of her controlling mom for her to be an actress which was not fit for introverted people (Gail became the victim and escape hatch for her moms broken dream of becoming an actress)... RIP Gail Russel...
She was stunning so so sad :'(
She was absolutely beautiful , but had demons …. r.i.p. Gail Russell.
One of my favorite actresses, luminous in Night Has a Thousand Eyes, inspired in Angel and the Badman (and inspiring Wayne to one of his most affecting performances.) Sad no one was there to help her. Reminds me of Karen Carpenter. To watch The Uninvited now, with her radiance, while knowing how she will end up, makes it a truly haunting movie.
Very beautiful young lady. Her looks (and creeps around her) took her away from what she naturally wanted to do and would have accomplished.
The Uninvited is a favorite film in our family.
The song Stella By Starlight will always remind me of the very talented and artistic actress GAIL RUSSELL.
So,so sad 😞 she was so beautiful
Loved her in Angel and the Badman. Rest in peace Gail Russell.
Wow! She sounds a LOT like myself! Such tragic beauty glad I ran across this! Thanks❣️🎨💗
Extreme social anxiety...
Of coarse, however the meds weren't available back then.
I adored Gail Russell..
She really had a beautiful face. So sad she suffered from anxiety and self medicated with alcohol. That guy with the cigar is the epitome of the Hollywood schmuck..what a bastard
how is he a bastard he didn't kill her he
I remember her as a flawless beauty.
GOOD NIGHT PRINCESS SINGING ANGELS TAKE YOU TO YOUR REST. RESPECT FROM ITALY
That producer/writer Andrew J. Fenady is like a parody of a producer/director of old Hollywood. I think he was enjoying the attention and cranked it up to 11.
The picture at 1:38 breaks your heart. It's as if she's not even part of the family, and is not even wanted.
That cigar guy appears to be acting a scripted dialogue. Ugh.
+fairybits He seems to be doing a Peter Falk (Colombo) impersonation.
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I do not see that. I see just somebody portraying something he is not.
***** Was?
*****
Aw ok.
LOL, I keep rolling my eyes whenever he appears on screen
Gail Russell was unforgettable in the Uninvited and I love that movie. I could understand her stage fright and as one of the comments said she should have been on Diazepam or Ativan they are from the family of trancks known as benzodiazepines and they do not make you lose control like Vodka but they were not invented at that time yet. Much better than alcohol.
Oh dear,another sad story.
Its just a heartbreaking ,so young and beautiful,everything going for her......too bad.hope she's at peace now.
I'm wretchedly shy. I wanted to be a singer, musician and actor but I never really pursued it because of the shyness. I avoid social gatherings. In the past I've gotten past it but as I've gotten older I dont wanna make the effort anymore. It's too much energy to get my mind in the right place
Gail really didnt belong in Hollywood, or in the spotlight. That would be okay if she wasnt pressured into Hollywood and the spotlight. A beauty and a tragedy. 😔
She would've been a great & talented artist had she not been forced to become an actress by her witch of a mother. I don't understand why her dad didn't step in maybe his wife told him "Our daughter would be making big money enough to support us all." I wonder where her parents were when Gail was going downhill thanks to alcohol? If Gail wanted to once she was older she could've quit acting & pursued her dream of being an artist.
Gail has a very great appeal. She was or became damaged. Too bad as she was special in many ways.
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The baroness and the butler
I have The Uninvited and Angel and the Bad Man unwrapped on DVD .And NO one's getting them briging them to my grave. Love Gail Russel and John Wayne
One of my most favorite movies is Angel & the Badman. I thought she and he were magnificent.
She was really pretty, her blue eyes shines thru the black and white
36, that's tragic. Alcohol and Hollywood, a deadly combination. It's a brutal industry that destroys so many lives.
I'm also a big fan of Louise Brooks and while their temperaments are extremely different, there are similarities of their stories. Both wanted to be something other than what they became - Louise wanted to be a dancer. Tragic that both these true artists were undone, ultimately, by the "system".
Gail got to me when I first saw her in "The Angel and the Badman" and then "The Uninvited". Her pull on me was beyond her beauty although I agree that she was one of the most beautiful of them all.
Women were so glamorous then I so love the 1940s and 1950s
Me too!
I agree, these days woman act more like men or in some cases rougher than men! 😔
Charlotte Cole but too stupid. That’s why all this shit was going on
Lissa Love shut up who’re. You the same shit to happen to our woman nope.
Sometimes i feel really sorry for an actress such as this very beautiful lady and sometimes i do not, like in the last couple of other uploads on Judy Holliday and Carole Landis. I felt they were their own worst enemy's. Thank you for sharing.
If Donna Summer and Rick James had a child = Femme Noir Author ...
:~() dats funny!
Lol omg yes
Except if they were her parents, she'd have a lot less monotone! I wanted to smack her just to see if she could show any kind of emotion.
Rae Peterson ...you mean Karen?... yes good call....lol
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Gail Russell was merely the alter ego of her mother, who forced her into a life that she never even wanted. Dear Old Mom...
During the depression, you took the opportunities that were made available.
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Like now!!
Her mother was to blame. Gail was an introvert. She should have been helped in her doing her art work, not pushed into an acting career.
Sad what parents will put their children through for a little fame R.I.P angel
I loved Gail Russell my favorite star and June Allyson
someone shut the guy with the cigar up
clenelyn I know right, what's with the dramatic smoking & holding of the cigar. Could he really not do the short interview without smoking the cigar like really!
He was so melodramatic
He reminds me of Peterman from Seinfeld
Gail Russell's song Stella By Starlight
you will always be loved ;RIP .
He's the typical asshole.
Poor Gail. I hope she's at peace now.
I was very shy as a young man but I was never much of a drinker and never used alcohol or drugs to overcome it just did the best i could,I feel sad for Gail who was,at heart,a kind hearted soul who didn't deserve the life she led,nobody forced her but somebody could have made a solid effort to help her RIP Gail
because that is what we do,the best we can😊
Just watched the Criterion DVD of The Uninvited, with "Introducing Gail Russell" in the opening credits. Never heard of her before. But when a young woman opened the door for Ray Milland, I was struck by her dazzling eyes and innocent beauty and wondered if that was Gail Russell. It was. Good grief, what a tragedy - her clinical shyness and artistic temperament was not compatible with being steered apparently unwillingly into Hollywood movies as a beauty queen. Her beauty was her curse. She didn't deserve the gossipy, smarmy, unsympathetic tone of this program's host and some of the other guys.
Could not agree more. She DID NOT deserve the smarminess.
She was the greatest at what she could be. So many people are ' Evil, Mean & Nasty,' when it comes to all the negative comments that they have made about her tragic yet wonderful career. I myself am a recovering alcoholic and a Highly Decorated, Disabled, United States Marine, Retired. Had she not been pushed into acting at the tender age of 17 when she was very shy and terribly afraid of all the lights and cameras, she probably would have been in better control. But because she was pushed, by the ugly sin of 'Greed' of man, (PARAMOUNT), from that time forward, she was fighting a battle in a war that she could not possibly win. Greed is the sin of all sins, the sin that caused ' Lucifer ' to be cast out of heaven!
I will see you in Heaven, Gail
GOD Bless you all!!
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Sgt. Salvador Monteverde, USMC, Retired thank you for your service 🙏🏼❤️ and happy to hear you’re currently sober, that’s no an easy task, I had to go to a rehabilitation clinic for pills I was put on to help me with my chronic pain illnesses. Didn’t know I had an addictive personality until I was given something addictive, since I’ve never been a drinker or a smoker. I wish Gail could’ve been given the right kind of help. She was a beautiful lady and definitely gone way too soon.
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The night has a thousand eyes.
my father died young 42 internal bleeding from alchol poisoning....it's a horrible way to die...
If horror films were as popular then as they are today, she would have been a big star.
These few interviews give only a narrow view of Gail Russell. She was a much misunderstood actress,and had the Paramount executives given her the training she deserved, she would have been a very successful star. She was given only one weeks training before she was thrust into her first film. Her drama coach,Bill Russell,told the Paramount Front Office they were pushing her too fast. It was that way for ten years,one film after another,with little or no time off to relax,to enjoy her career. If you would like to know more of this lovely,but tragic, movie actress, Ingram Sparks.com has just published my biography of Gail Russell,"Fallen Star". It is now available on Amazon.com,Ebay,Ebooks,and Barnes and Noble Booksellers. You can also visit my Gail Russell Tributes on RUclips which contain added information not included in my book.
I'll be on the lookout for your book.
@@gordjackson9650 I will soon be adding new Gail Russell Tributes on RUclips which will include the Hedda Hopper Interview,plus even more information on her which will include more portraits and candids not included in my book.This hit job by Mysteries and Scandals only concentrated on the notorious aspect of her life, not on the kind and gentle person she was in real life.
@@theuninvited1944GR Cool. I'm currently reading your book and am looking forward to further You Tube tributes.
As for the Mysteries and Scandals hit job, the les said the better.
Please upload more of these :)
Only saw her in the Angel & The Bad Man. She was an excellent actress she was a gorgeous lady
Vicki C watch Wake of the Red Witch.
Great movie
She was such a nice kid. With an angelic beauty. So sad Hollywood will eat you up and nobody cares. Thank you
Loved her as an actress I had no idea .
This one hurt. That poor, poor girl (and I do say girl because some of us remain childlike and she seemed an eternal child without guidance). If she had been left alone to pursue her own ambitions, she could have become a brilliant artist. Why not let her model in her early days as opposed to forcing her to do something that terrified her? She could’ve modeled and painted and had a very nice life. Instead, she died so young and is remembered as a terrified, shy girl and that’s horrific! I don’t blame her for her drinking or anything that came from it because she had zero guidance and should have had a long and happy life. I weep for this innocent girl.
There are people who never ever should touch a drop. Every family has at least one.
LoL 😂😂😂 the host n his corny jokes are hilarious 😂😂
My favorite movie with her was Angel & the Bad Man with the Duke. I can't count the times I have watched that. What a tragic ending for such a beautiful lady. RIP Gail
Used to go to Janes Restaurant all the time. ❤️that place.
She was gorgeous in Moonrise
Stunningly beautiful woman.
She was the most ethereally beautiful lady I have ever seen: she was SO gorgeous in her youth (before 195O) that she made young Liz Taylor look "hard" in comparison.
I always thought Liz Taylor looked odd,her eye's were strange and lacked warmth. Gail,was just gorgeous in a warm looking manner.
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Liz never had innocence, in fact she was groomed purely for adult acting despite being signed as a child. Even excutives thought she was too adult for kid roles as a child.
Danielle
Not sure what your larger point is. was she "groomed",or did her looks make it impossible for them to see her any other way? a sort of Chicken/egg question;as in,which came first?
brainsareus
She was beautiful but looked more like an adult than a child. Excutives signed her with the pure intention of wanting her for movies when she was older. They put her in a few movies as a child but wanted her for sexy more mature roles. By signing her the company got to groom her as they groomed every Hollywood actress but they got her at a much younger age which was a win for them.
the same with ava gardner
Those two old producers that talked about her are two of the most melodramatic men I’ve ever seen. “ she died of unhappiness “ and the other one “ the night has a thousand eyes but the night she died it had a thousand and two “ JESUS CHRIST!! Not only are they melodramatic.... it’s also corny as hell “ That one producer looking at his cigar as he talks is like he is acting in a scene. That guy is over the top with the histrionics.
Funny how the puffs of phony fog always follow this guy around around. "Hey, is that A.J. Benza?" "It sure is, I'd recognize those fog puffs anywhere!" :)