Gertrude Michael
Biography
Gertrude Michael was a talented American actress who began her career as a radio singer and later transitioned to stage, making her Broadway debut in Rachel Crothers' Caught Wet (1931). Her most iconic film role was as Rita Ross in Murder at the Vanities (1934), where she sang an ode to marijuana. With notable roles in "Caged" (1950) and "Flamingo Road" (1949), Michael's legacy endures, though her life was tragically cut short at 53.