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I was born Josephine Owaissa Cottle, the youngest of five children,in Bloomington,a small town in central Texas. My unusual middle name, "Owaissa," is an Indian word meaning "bluebird" and was given to me by my older sister, Lois, whom I have since forgiven. My father died when I was a year old and my family moved to Houston, Texas.

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There my mother worked extremely hard, as a seamstress, to earn a living for her large, hungry family. While in high school, I was a member of the drama club and was named "Best Actress" in the Texas State high school competition. Two of my teachers urged me to enter a popular nationwide talent search on network radio called Gateway to Hollywood.

Those two teachers changed the course of my entire life. Had it not been for them, I would never have entered the contest.

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Much to my surprise, I won the local contest in Houston. At the age of seventeen, I was brought to Hollywood accompanied by my mother to compete in the finals. I won the national contest on New Years' Day , and along with it, the professional name, "Gale Storm. We fell deeply in love and were married two years later, just as soon as my mother would allow it!

After leaving RKO, I had the good fortune to appear in a variety of movies including: dramas, musicals and westerns, all of which afforded me an opportunity to display and fine-tune my craft. The stresses of movie making in the early part of my career were great preparation for the speed and demands of my two television series.

I was overwhelmed by the immediate success of it. During the next four years, millions of people saw the episodes of "Margie" on TV and listened to separate, live episodes on network radio.