Gilbert Emery (Australian actor)

Gilbert Charles Warren Emery (1882 – 24 December 1934) is an Australian actor best known for his performances as Ginger Mick in the silent films The Sentimental Bloke (1919) and Ginger Mick (1920). These were directed by Raymond Longford with whom Emery had acted on stage in The Fatal Wedding.[1]

Not to be confused with Gilbert Emery.

Emery moved to Los Angeles in 1921 and stayed there for the rest of his life, teaching in an acting school.[2] He died on the same day as actor friend Walter Cornock, who had played the role of the Bloke on stage.[3]

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References
  1. "THE FATAL WEDDING". The Northern Star. Lismore, NSW: National Library of Australia. 26 August 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  2. ""GINGER MICK."". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 27 June 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  3. "ACTOR FRIENDS DIE ON SAME DAY". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 1 February 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 7 January 2012.


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