Alice Gentle in 1918 on the telephoneGentle (second from left) in a scene from the 1930 film Song of the Flame.
Alice Gentle (néeTrue, later Proebstel; June 30, 1877/1878 – February 28, 1958) was an American operaticmezzo-soprano.[1]
Biography
Alice True was born in Chatsworth, Illinois, the youngest of three children, all daughters, born to John and Emma Catherine (Shroyer) True.[1] She appeared at the age of 2 in the 1880 United States Census for her family, indicating she was born in 1877 or 1878, although she would later shave years off her age, giving such years as 1885 and 1888.[2]