Gene Gerrard

Gene Gerrard (31 August 1892 – 1 June 1971) was an English film and stage actor, and occasional film director. He starred in light musical comedies but returned to his stage career by the 1930s.

He was born Eugene O'Sullivan and began as a cutter in his father's tailoring business in High Holborn, Central London. He became an assistant to Mozart and made his stage début at the revue at the Alhambra Theatre of Variety, London in 1910 and his screen début in 1912 for the Hepworth Company. He served in the Great War.

He is billed as "The 'GENIE' of laughter" on the poster for The Wife's Family (1931).

Birth and Death Data: Born August 31, 1892 (Clapham), Died June 1, 1971 (Sidmouth)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 6876 12-in. approximately July 1916 Telephone scene, how not to..., pt 1 Doris Barrington ; Billie Carleton ; Gene Gerrard ; Cyllene Moxon ; Rebla Comic scene vocalist  
Columbia 6877 12-in. approximately July 1916 Telephone scene, how not to..., pt 2 Doris Barrington ; Billie Carleton ; Gene Gerrard ; Cyllene Moxon ; Rebla Comic scene vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gerrard, Gene," accessed November 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/354048.

Gerrard, Gene. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/354048.

"Gerrard, Gene." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/354048

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