Gertrude Vanderbilt ( July c.  â€" February , ),[a] also known as
Gertie Vanderbilt, was an American stage actress and Vaudeville
performer.Gertrude Vanderbilt was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was
"understood to have been distantly related to the socially prominent
Vanderbilt family." She recorded her birthday as July , but her year
of birth varies: on her official U.S. Passport application, and , , ,
and on border crossings. She was the daughter of Ezekiel Vanderbilt
and Gertrude Meng. Her father died in . She entered show business at
age , and became known as "one of the bright theatrical lights of the
Nineteen Twenties when she had leading roles in several David Belasco
shows". She rose to public attention in Broadway productions of The
Talk of New York () and The American Idea (), The Follies of (). She
later replaced Ina Claire in the lead role of the play, The Gold
Diggers.She appeared in the production of Ziegfeld Follies, and was
later president of the Ziegfeld Alumni Association.At age , she was
married to Joseph Pincus, a booking agent who subsequently became a
Hollywood talent scout after their divorce. In February , she married
actor Robert L. Dailey, brother of burlesque comedian and singer Peter
F. Dailey, in Baltimore, Maryland. Vanderbilt married Dailey while
they were both members of The American Idea company. In , she sued her
husband for a separation, giving her age as , and saying "it is
impossible for her to continue living with Dailey on account of his
uncontrollable temper and cruel treatment."
Gertie Vanderbilt, was an American stage actress and Vaudeville
performer.Gertrude Vanderbilt was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was
"understood to have been distantly related to the socially prominent
Vanderbilt family." She recorded her birthday as July , but her year
of birth varies: on her official U.S. Passport application, and , , ,
and on border crossings. She was the daughter of Ezekiel Vanderbilt
and Gertrude Meng. Her father died in . She entered show business at
age , and became known as "one of the bright theatrical lights of the
Nineteen Twenties when she had leading roles in several David Belasco
shows". She rose to public attention in Broadway productions of The
Talk of New York () and The American Idea (), The Follies of (). She
later replaced Ina Claire in the lead role of the play, The Gold
Diggers.She appeared in the production of Ziegfeld Follies, and was
later president of the Ziegfeld Alumni Association.At age , she was
married to Joseph Pincus, a booking agent who subsequently became a
Hollywood talent scout after their divorce. In February , she married
actor Robert L. Dailey, brother of burlesque comedian and singer Peter
F. Dailey, in Baltimore, Maryland. Vanderbilt married Dailey while
they were both members of The American Idea company. In , she sued her
husband for a separation, giving her age as , and saying "it is
impossible for her to continue living with Dailey on account of his
uncontrollable temper and cruel treatment."
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