Minna Marie Gombell (May , â€" April , ) was an American stage and
film actress. She was sometimes billed as Minna Gombel.She was born in
Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of William Gombel and Emma M.
Debring Gombel. Her father was a medical doctor who came to the United
States from Germany in . Her mother was from Baltimore and was of
German descent.Gombell was active in stock theater, starring with
troupes in Albany, Atlanta, Cleveland, New Orleans, and Los Angeles.
Her Broadway credits include Indiscretion (), The Great Power (),
Ballyhoo (), Alloy (), Mr. Pitt (), Listening in (), On the Hiring
Line (), The Indestructible Wife (), Six Months' Option (), and My
Lady's Garter ().She had a very successful stage career from as
Winifred Lee before being signed by the Fox Film Corporation in the
late s. Her first film was Doctors' Wives () in which she played under
the name Nancy Gardner, a name given to her by Fox. After this, she
spent a time coaching several young actresses before returning to film
under her real name.
film actress. She was sometimes billed as Minna Gombel.She was born in
Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of William Gombel and Emma M.
Debring Gombel. Her father was a medical doctor who came to the United
States from Germany in . Her mother was from Baltimore and was of
German descent.Gombell was active in stock theater, starring with
troupes in Albany, Atlanta, Cleveland, New Orleans, and Los Angeles.
Her Broadway credits include Indiscretion (), The Great Power (),
Ballyhoo (), Alloy (), Mr. Pitt (), Listening in (), On the Hiring
Line (), The Indestructible Wife (), Six Months' Option (), and My
Lady's Garter ().She had a very successful stage career from as
Winifred Lee before being signed by the Fox Film Corporation in the
late s. Her first film was Doctors' Wives () in which she played under
the name Nancy Gardner, a name given to her by Fox. After this, she
spent a time coaching several young actresses before returning to film
under her real name.
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