Gertie
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Gertie may refer to:
People with the given name Gertie:
Gertie may also refer to:
- Galloping Gertie, a suspension bridge
- Gertie (Hey Arnold!), a fictional character in the television series Hey Arnold!
- Gertie the DinosaurGertie the DinosaurGertie the Dinosaur is a 1914 American animated short film by Winsor McCay. Although not the first feature-length animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first cartoon to feature a character with an appealing personality...
, a fictional dinosaur in the film of the same name - Gertie the DuckGertie the DuckGertie the Duck is a world famous mallard and an icon of Milwaukee history. The story of her heroic efforts to hatch six ducklings became an inspiration for many Americans near the end of World War II...
, a mallard who roosted under a bridge in Milwaukee - Gertie Yorkes, a fictional character in the comic book series Runaways
- Gravel GertieGravel GertieA Gravel Gertie is a type of bunker designed for the inspection, handling or dismantling of nuclear weapons.The Gravel Gertie was developed in 1957 by Sandia National Laboratories as a modification of existing igloo-style conventional munitions bunkers, which are designed to contain internal...
, a room designed for safe inspection, handling or dismantling of nuclear weapons - Gravel Gertie (character), a fictional character in the comic strip Dick Tracy
- Gruesome GertieGruesome GertieGruesome Gertie was the nickname given by death row inmates to the Louisiana electric chair.-History:The 1940 Louisiana legislature had changed the method of execution, making execution by electrocution effective from June 1, 1941. Louisiana's electric chair did not have a permanent home at first,...
, an electric chair - Gunpowder Gertie, a fictional pirate
People with the given name Gertie:
- Gertie GitanaGertie GitanaGertie Gitana , was a British music hall entertainer.She was born Gertrude Mary Astbury in Shirley Street, Longport, Stoke-on-Trent. Her father was a pottery works foreman and her mother Lavinia taught at St Peter's RC school in Cobridge...
(1887-1957), English singer - Gertie MillarGertie MillarGertrude "Gertie" Millar was one of the most famous English singer-actresses of the early 20th century, known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedies....
(1879-1952), English actress
Gertie may also refer to:
- GewürztraminerGewürztraminerGewürztraminer is an aromatic wine grape variety that performs best in cooler climates. It is sometimes referred to colloquially as Gewürz, and in French it is written '...
, a type of wine grape