Leading Ladies Gail Kobe
The Legend Of Lizzie Borden/ Alice Russell
Peyton Place (TV)/ Doris Schuster
Destination Space/ Kim
Gunsmoke In Tucson/ Katy Porter
She was born Gabriella Joyce Kobe in 1932 at Hamtramck, MI.
Ms. Kobe graduated from the UCLA earning a fine arts degree in theater and dance.
She was basically an actress on television and later moved into being a producer for various television programs. She had 81 credits as an actress (basically TV) as well as 6 credits for producing when she moved behind the camera.
The only references to her movie roles were these:
East Of Eden (1955) as A Student
The Ten Commandments (1956) as Pretty Slave Girl
Destination Space (1959-TV) as Kim
Gunsmoke In Tuscon (1958) as Katy Porter
The Legend Of Lizzie Borden (1975-TV) as Alice Russell
During the 1950's and 1960's Ms. Kobe made many appearances on various television series. Such TV programs were Dragnet, The Millionaire, Highway Patrol, Crusader, Alfred Hitchcock presents, Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal, Studio 57, Schlitz Playhouse Of Stars, The O. Henry Playhouse, State Trooper, The Court Of Last Resort, Frontier Doctor, Whirlybirds, Law Of The Plainsman, M Squad, Bourbon Street Beat, Destination Space, Tales Of Wells Fargo, Harrigan And Son, The Rebel, Adventures In Paradise, Maverick, The Detectives, Stoney Burke, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Gallant Men, Empire, Sam Benedict, Rawhide, Laramie, Have Gun Will Travel, The Thin Man, Cheyenne, Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theater, Tombstone Territory, Goodyear Theater, Alcoa Theater, Boos And Saddles, The Silent Service, Sugarfoot, Zane Grey Theater, Trackdown, Mackenzie's Raiders, The Californians, Rescue 8, The David Niven Show, Wagon Train, Mike Hammer, Richard Diamond Private Detective, Combat, The Untouchables, The Fugitive, The Virginian, 77 Sunset Strip, Perry Mason, The Twilight Zone, Ben Casey, The Outer Limits, Dr. Kildare, The Wackiest Ship In The Army, A Man Called Shenandoah, Blue Light, Peyton Place, Tarzan, Mission Impossible, Hogan's Heroes, Cimarron Strip, Mod Squad, Felony Squad, The Outsider, Ironside, Bewitched, Gunsmoke, Bright Promise, Daniel Boone, Young Dr. Kildare, and Mannix,
Ms Kobe after 1972 left acting and went to behind the camera working as a producer for the following TV series:
The Bold And The Beautiful (1987-1988) Producer- 210 episodes
Guiding Light (1984 - 1986) Executive Producer- 4 episodes
Texas (1981) as Supervising Executive Producer - 92 episodes
(1981 - 1982) as Executive Producer - 387 episodes
The People's Court (1981) - Producer - entire series
The Edge Of Night (1979-1980) -Supervising Producer - 133 episodes
Return To Peyton Place (1972) - Associate Producer
Ms. Kobe was married twice . Her last husband was Edward S. Lees and the marriage lasted from 1971 to 1972 but ended in divorce.
In 2008 , a Golden Palm Star on the Walk of Stars was dedicated in honor of Ms. Kobe.
In her spare time she volunteered many hours to the Eisenhower Medical Center and The Palm Springs Art Museum.
Gail Kobe passed away in August, 2013 at age 81 of undisclosed causes.
I always enjoyed Ms. Kobe's performances. Hers was a face that I would see many times on the small screen. It's hard to pick out a particular performance,but her addition to the episode always made it worthwhile.
Louie The Movie Buff