{{Short description|American actress (1890–1963)}} {{Infobox person |name = Jane Gail |image = Jane Gail dans 20,000 leagues under.the.Sea.jpg |image_size = |caption = Jane Gail in ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'' (1916) |birth_name = Ethel S. Magee |birth_date = {{Birth date|1890|08|16}} |birth_place = Salem, New York, U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|1963|01|30|1890|08|16}} |death_place = St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |occupation = Actress |years_active = 1909–1920 |spouse = {{marriage|Edwin C. Hill|1922|1957|end=died}} |children = |other_names = |known_for = }} [[File:Jane Gail 1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|''The Moving Picture World'', November 22, 1913]] '''Jane Gail''' (August 16, 1890 – January 30, 1963), born '''Ethel S. Magee''' in Salem, New York, was an early American silent movie and stage actress.
==Biography== Gail is best remembered for her role in the silent film ''Traffic in Souls'' (1913), and the adaptations of ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1913), where she gained worldwide fame as Dr. Jekyll's (King Baggot) imperiled fiancée. She also appeared in the 1912 version of ''Jekyll and Hyde'', but as an extra.
A veteran of 19 film appearances between 1912 and 1920, Gail first got her acting start on the Broadway stage, appearing in two productions, ''The Rack'' and ''The City''. She was only 30 years old when she made her last film, ''Bitter Fruit'' (1920). She never appeared on the silver screen after that. Gail died in St. Petersburg, Florida, on January 30, 1963. She was 72 years old.
==Partial filmography== *''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1912) *''Twixt Love and Ambition'' (1912) *''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1913) *''Traffic in Souls'' (1913) * ''Gold Is Not All'' (1913) as The Girl * ''Called Back'' (1914) * ''The Difficult Way'' (1914) * ''The Black Spot'' (1914) *''She Stoops to Conquer'' (1914) *''The MiddleMan'' (1915) * ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1915) *''Rupert of Hentzau'' (1915) *''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'' (1916)
==References== *{{IMDb name|0301187}}
==External links== {{commons category|Jane Gail}} *{{IMDb name|0301187}} *{{IBDB name|41621}} *[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800159071/bio Jane Gail biography at Yahoo! Movies] *[https://archive.today/20130123005913/http://www.fandango.com/janegail/biographies/p25515 Silent film Actress Jane Gail bio and filmography at Fandango website] *{{Find a Grave|13966755}} *[http://www.moviecard.com/zamerican/theatre/favorite/fav-gail.jpg well known portrait of '''Jane Gail''' from the silent film era] *[http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?parent_id=519461&word= portrait of '''Jane Gail''' wearing a fur, NY Public Library Billy Rose Collection](she's mistakenly identified as Janet Gail)
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