Betsy Gay
Elizabeth Ann Cashen, known professionally as Betsy Gay, was an American actress and country singer and yodeller.
Gay was best known as a child star in the 1930s and 1940s appearing in the Hal Roach short film series Our Gang and made appearances in around 40 feature films.
Early life
Gay was born as Elizabeth Ann Gunst in Waterford, Connecticut, to Charles and Helen Gay, who were also entertainers. They ran a music store and taught singing, piano, banjo, and violin, guitar, bass, steel guitar and accordion.Career
Gay appeared in films, on television, and in radio shows. Her film career mostly consisted of bit-part roles during the Golden Age of Hollywood, such as Our Gang Follies of 1938, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and Mystery Plane. Her final role was in 1943.Throughout her singing career, she worked alongside the likes of Dale Evans, Stuart Hamblen, and Tex Williams. She won a yodelling competition in California two years in a row in the mid-1940s. She had several music recordings with labels such as Capitol Records and Decca Records.