
Gale Storm
On December 31, 1939, nationwide radio audiences listened as 17-year-old Josephine Owaissa Cottle, a Texas schoolgirl, won Gateway to Hollywood''s new talent competition. Her prize was a movie contract at RKO and a memorable stage name--"Gale Storm." One of the United States'' most beloved entertainers, she appeared in 35 films, starred in two hit television series (one was My Little Margie) an...
On December 31, 1939, nationwide radio audiences listened as 17-year-old Josephine Owaissa Cottle, a Texas schoolgirl, won Gateway to Hollywood''s new talent competition. Her prize was a movie contract at RKO and a memorable stage name--"Gale Storm." One of the United States'' most beloved entertainers, she appeared in 35 films, starred in two hit television series (one was My Little Margie) an...