Silent Film Star: Gertrude Astor.

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 13, 2011

Gertrude Astor (November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977), joined a woman's band as a trombone player and toured the states. While in New York she left the band to perform as a extra in films. Astor performed in over 250 movies. Her first known credit is in a Biograph short in 1915. She then beca read more