Gail Gilmore
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Gail Gilmore was an American
television
actress, ballet
dancer from Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
.
for Playboy
Magazine
, as one of "The Girls from Canada" on November 1963. She later taught ballet in the Berkshires from 1973 - 1995.
, Gail started her acting career in 1964 when she played in four television series, Mr. Nova, My Three Sons, Perry Mason, and Wagon Train (all based in 1964).
Between 1964 and 1965, Gilmore appeared in six movies leaving an indelible impression on fans of teenage drive-in movies. Gilmore co-starred with Elvis Presley
twice, playing a vacationing coed in Girl Happy
(1965) and a dancing gypsy in Harum Scarum
(1965). She then frolicked on the seashores of sunny Southern California in The Girls on the Beach (1965) and Beach Ball
(1965) before growing to gigantic proportions along with five other delinquent teenagers who terrorize a town named Hainesville, California
, in Village of the Giants
(1965). After finishing the set of The Loved One
(1965), Gilmore met writer
, Terry Southern
, and left Hollywood in 1966 where she lives with him in New York
then Connecticut
where she remained his longtime companion until his death
thirty years later.
United States
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television
Television
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actress, ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
dancer from Edmonton
Edmonton
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, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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.
Dancing career
In 1952, at the age of fifteen, Gail became a member of the Les Grandes Ballets Canadiennes. At the age of 26, she later posed in a tight-fitting sweaterSweater
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for Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
Magazine
Magazine
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, as one of "The Girls from Canada" on November 1963. She later taught ballet in the Berkshires from 1973 - 1995.
Acting career
During her dancing careerCareer
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, Gail started her acting career in 1964 when she played in four television series, Mr. Nova, My Three Sons, Perry Mason, and Wagon Train (all based in 1964).
Between 1964 and 1965, Gilmore appeared in six movies leaving an indelible impression on fans of teenage drive-in movies. Gilmore co-starred with Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
twice, playing a vacationing coed in Girl Happy
Girl Happy
Girl Happy is a 1965 American musical romantic comedy in the beach party film and spring break style, starring Elvis Presley.This was the last mega-successful Elvis Presley film at the box office, finishing at #25 on the Variety year-end top-grossing films of 1965 chart and making $3 million,...
(1965) and a dancing gypsy in Harum Scarum
Harum Scarum
Harum Scarum is a 1965 musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley which was shot on the original Cecil B. DeMille set from the film The King of Kings. Some of the film was based on Rudolph Valentino's The Sheik released in 1921...
(1965). She then frolicked on the seashores of sunny Southern California in The Girls on the Beach (1965) and Beach Ball
Beach ball
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(1965) before growing to gigantic proportions along with five other delinquent teenagers who terrorize a town named Hainesville, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, in Village of the Giants
Village of the Giants
Village of the Giants is a 1965 science-fiction/comedy movie with many elements of the beach party film genre. It was produced, directed and written by Bert I. Gordon, and based loosely on H.G. Wells's book The Food of the Gods...
(1965). After finishing the set of The Loved One
The Loved One
The Loved One: An Anglo-American Tragedy is a short satirical novel by British novelist Evelyn Waugh about the funeral business in Los Angeles, the British expatriate community in Hollywood, and the film industry.-Conception:...
(1965), Gilmore met writer
Writer
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, Terry Southern
Terry Southern
Terry Southern was an American author, essayist, screenwriter and university lecturer, noted for his distinctive satirical style...
, and left Hollywood in 1966 where she lives with him in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
then Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
where she remained his longtime companion until his death
Death
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thirty years later.