Gertrude Orr

Gertrude Orr
Born
(1891-01-17)January 17, 1891

Covington, Kentucky, USA
DiedAugust 1971(1971-08-00) (aged 80)
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, author
Spouse
Harold Eugene Martin
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(m. 1929, divorced)​

Gertrude Orr (1891–1971) was an American screenwriter who worked primarily at Fox in the 1920s and 1930s.[1] Her best-known films include Call of the Yukon and The Blind Goddess.

Biography

Orr was born in Covington, Kentucky, the youngest of four children born to John Orr and Luella Roberts. The family relocated to Denver, Colorado, when she was young.

Orr began her career writing for The Denver Post; her first assignment was writing obituaries.[2][3] After moving to Hollywood and starting at Fox in the publicity department, she soon worked her way into the writing department; in 1925, she was the only woman on that team.[2][4]

Orr also wrote a biography of famed circus tiger trainer Mabel Stark called Hold That Tiger in 1938.[5]

She married Harold Eugene Martin on November 9, 1929.[6] The marriage ended in divorce.

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ "Women Writers in Cinemaland". Los Angeles Times. February 13, 1927. p. 74. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Scenarist Given Start as Compiler of Death Notices". Los Angeles Times. February 6, 1927. p. 67. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Nye, Myra (May 4, 1926). "What Women are Doing". Los Angeles Times. p. 27. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Car Aid to Scenarist". Los Angeles Times. December 19, 1926. p. 120. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Shippey, Lee (June 15, 1938). "Lee Side 'o L.A." Los Angeles Times. p. 24. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Martin-Orr Wedding Here". Morning Free Press. Ventura, California. November 12, 1929. p. 2. Retrieved July 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.


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