Born in Bloomington Texas in 1922, she soon became a very popular American actress and singer. She recently wrote an autobiography explaining her fight with alcoholism. After a search for TV stars, I found her book and, being a fan, bought it. I kept wanting to send it to her for an autograph, but I waited too long.

I know you are thinking, who was she? Perhaps you remember her by her stage name, Gale Storm?

Her TV shows were ledgendary; My Little Margie and the Gale Storm Show. In MY Little Margie (I have some shows on DVD) she played a young girl growing up in a single parent apartment. Her father was played by silent film star Charles Farrell. The show was a staple of morning TV in the 50's and involved Margie getting in to lots of trouble and involving neighbors in her antics.

Her second series was aptly called the Gale Storm Show (Oh! Susanna) with another silent film star, Zasu Pitts. This show could be described as the predicessor of The Love Boat. Gale played a shipboard Activities Director who constantly gets into trouble.

She was also known for her singing career.

I have been a fan since first seeing he ron TV and can say thaqt I am truely sad to hear of her passing. She gave us years of smiles and we will never forget that way she rolled that sound she made (like a rolled R). It is hard to explain, but those who watched her TV shows will smile at the rememberance.

May she live forever in our hearts. Gale Storm, dead at age 87.

Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... Her Official Site (photos and info): http://www.galestorm.tv