Brock Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Just found this spectacular picture of Gale's mother on a post card using her stage name! This is the first photo I have seen from her music hall days before she changed her professional name to Gloria Gordon! Although the jury is still out on whether Gordon was her actual maiden name. "St Leger" seems a rather exotic last name for someone who appears to have been born "Bertha". In the 1911 census, she is listed as "Bertha St. Leger Aldrich" alongside her husband Charles, son Charles (Gale) and daughter Jewel (later Judy), but I can't find any record of "Bertha St. Ledger"'s existance in the 1901 or 1891 census. Hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikidiki Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Great find Brock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Taylor Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Whoa! Look at those sexxay boots! She was purty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Unless SOMEONE else signed the picture, the 'sincerely' is unlike the other; can you put this picture up-side of the standing one for comparison, please. You find the most-interesting 'stuff'....thanks for posting. Love, JK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted December 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Although the jury is still out on whether Gordon was her actual maiden name. "St Leger" seems a rather exotic last name for someone who appears to have been born "Bertha". In the 1911 census, she is listed as "Bertha St. Leger Aldrich" alongside her husband Charles, son Charles (Gale) and daughter Jewel (later Judy), but I can't find any record of "Bertha St. Ledger"'s existance in the 1901 or 1891 census. Hmm... Mystery solved. The answer is none of the above. Gloria Gordon's birth name was Bertha St. Leger Wilson , daughter of Christopher Wilson and Elizabeth Louisa Pepper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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