Minna Gombell

Minna Gombell
File:Minna Gombell in The Thin Man trailer.jpg Minna Gombell in trailer for The Thin Man (1934)
Born	(1892-05-28)May 28, 1892 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names	Nancy Gardner Winifred Lee
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1928–1961
Spouse(s)	Howard Rumsey Joseph Sefton Myron Coureval Fagan (?-1972) (his death)

Minna Gombell (May 28, 1892 – April 14, 1973) was an American stage and film actress.

Life and work

She had a very successful stage career as Winifred Lee, from 1912 before being signed by the Fox Film Corporation in the late 1920s. Her first film was Doctor's Wives (1931) 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.

She appeared in some fifty Hollywood films including; Laurel and Hardy's Block-Heads, The Merry Widow, The First Year, Boom Town, High Sierra, Hoop-La, The Thin Man, and The Best Years of Our Lives.

Partial filmography

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Personal life

Gombell's third husband was the film writer, producer and director Myron Coureval Fagan.

External links

• Minna Gombell at the Internet Movie Database