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- Birth nameGilbert Walker Pratt
- Gilbert Pratt was born on February 16, 1892 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Partners in Crime (1928), Saps at Sea (1940) and The Big Killing (1928). He died on December 10, 1954 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Started as a character actor, playing both serious and comic villains on screen. Later turned to directing for Kalem and Hal Roach. During the 1920s he doubled as gag writer, in addition to directing for Al Christie at Vitagraph (1924-25) and Mack Sennett (1926). In the sound era, he worked as a scenarist on dramas, with occasional forays into comedy.
- In Los Angeles on April 6, 1926 Gil Pratt, comedy director, was accidentally shot when a gun fell from his pocket at his home and went off. The bullet passed through his left arm and into his left breast. The wound was not fatal.
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