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Inna Gest(1921-1964)

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Inna Gest
Inna Gest was born on 11 February 1921 in Odessa, Ukraine. She was an actress, known for Six Gun Gospel (1943), Boys of the City (1940) and Hard Guy (1941). She was married to Alex Gorbenko and Pete Peterson. She died on 31 December 1964 in San Francisco, California, USA.
BornFebruary 11, 1921
DiedDecember 31, 1964(43)
BornFebruary 11, 1921
DiedDecember 31, 1964(43)
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Known for

Six Gun Gospel (1943)
Six Gun Gospel
6.5
  • Jane Simms
  • 1943
Leo Gorcey and Bobby Jordan in Boys of the City (1940)
Boys of the City
5.5
  • Louise Mason
  • 1940
Mary Healy and Jack La Rue in Hard Guy (1941)
Hard Guy
4.8
  • Mona Day
  • 1941
Tim McCoy and Jack Richardson in Gun Code (1940)
Gun Code
6.4
  • Betty Garrett
  • 1940

Credits

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  • No Minor Vices (1948)
    No Minor Vices
    5.6
    • Mrs. Fleishgelt (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Nelson Eddy and Ilona Massey in Northwest Outpost (1947)
    Northwest Outpost
    5.9
    • Maid (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Veronica Lake, Eddie Bracken, Marjorie Reynolds, and Sonny Tufts in Bring on the Girls (1945)
    Bring on the Girls
    5.9
    • Girl (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Anthony Quinn, Trudy Marshall, Doris Merrick, Robin Raymond, and Sheila Ryan in Ladies of Washington (1944)
    Ladies of Washington
    6.5
    • Dorothy (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Eddie Cantor, Joan Davis, Nancy Kelly, Constance Moore, and George Murphy in Show Business (1944)
    Show Business
    6.4
    • Nurse (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Dana Andrews, Danny Kaye, Constance Dowling, Dinah Shore, and The Goldwyn Girls in Up in Arms (1944)
    Up in Arms
    6.2
    • Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Dana Andrews and Anne Baxter in The North Star (1943)
    The North Star
    5.9
    • Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Six Gun Gospel (1943)
    Six Gun Gospel
    6.5
    • Jane Simms
    • 1943
  • Brian Donlevy and Anna Lee in Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
    Hangmen Also Die!
    7.4
    • Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Jack La Rue and Edward Norris in You Can't Beat the Law (1943)
    You Can't Beat the Law
    5.3
    • Patricia Bedford (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Mary Healy and Jack La Rue in Hard Guy (1941)
    Hard Guy
    4.8
    • Mona Day
    • 1941
  • John Hubbard, Carole Landis, and Adolphe Menjou in Road Show (1941)
    Road Show
    6.0
    • Nurse (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Tim McCoy and Jack Richardson in Gun Code (1940)
    Gun Code
    6.4
    • Betty Garrett
    • 1940
  • Leo Gorcey and Bobby Jordan in Boys of the City (1940)
    Boys of the City
    5.5
    • Louise Mason
    • 1940
  • Slim Andrews, Patsy Moran, Warner Richmond, Tex Ritter, and White Flash in The Golden Trail (1940)
    The Golden Trail
    7.1
    • Chita Rawls (as Ina Guest)
    • 1940

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Ina Guest
  • Born
    • February 11, 1921
    • Odessa, Ukraine
  • Died
    • December 31, 1964
    • San Francisco, California, USA(hepatitis B)
  • Spouses
      Alex GorbenkoOctober 21, 1950 - December 31, 1964 (her death, 1 child)

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    The daughter of Russian immigrant parents, she got into films with the help of her uncle Morris, who was a theatrical producer. During the 1940s she played the female lead in several low-budget westerns opposite Tex Ritter, Tim McCoy and Johnny Mack Brown but found few meatier assignments and quit acting for family life at the end of the decade.

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