Betsy Gay died: American actress Betsy Gay died on June 13, 2025, at the age of 96. Her death was announced by her friend, Bob Satterfield.
She was known for Mystery Plane (1939), The Pinch Singer (1936), and Arbor Day (1936).
Her full name was Elizabeth Ann Gunst, who was born on February 2, 1929, in Waterford, Connecticut, USA.
She worked in films, television, and radio shows. She married Thomas Cashen on May 29, 1954. They had five children. Her husband passed away in 2005.
Initially, she appeared in short films including The Pinch Singer (1936) and Arbor Day (1936).
She appeared in the film When You’re in Love, directed by Robert Riskin and Harry Lachman, and starring Grace Moore, Cary Grant, and Aline MacMahon.
The same year, she also appeared in It Happened in Hollywood (1936), directed by Harry Lachman and starring Richard Dix, Fay Wray, and Victor Kilian. She also appeared in the film Our Gang Follies of 1938.
In 1938, she appeared in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, directed by Norman Taurog, starring Tommy Kelly, Jackie Moran, and Ann Gillis. The same year, she appeared in the short film Came the Brawn.
In 1939, she appeared in Mystery Plane, The Zero Hour, and At the Circus. She appeared in Bachelor Daddy in 1941, the short film How Spry I Am in 1942, and What’s Buzzin’, Cousin? in 1943.
She was known as child actress and yodeller.
