Gabrielle Rossillon

Gabrielle Rossillon Obituary Gabrielle Floré Rossillon aka “Gay Gayle” in Motion Pictures and “Gaby” by her close friends and family, passed away at the age of 93 on November 18, 2020 at 2:15am in Hollywood, CA from complications of colon cancer. She is survived by her daughter Hedy, granddaughter Kimberly and her older sister José. Born in Namur, Belgium, to Louis Rossillon and Antoinette Geenis, with her only sibling, together enjoyed a large family of many aunts, uncles and cousins. In 1945, she married Bertis E. Johnson, a Corporal in the U.S. Army stationed in Belgium during WWII. With new daughter Wanda Hedy, both arrived in America on a war-bride boat via the Atlantic ocean in 1946 and settled in East St. Louis, Illinois. As a natural beauty and model, Gabrielle dreamed of life as an actress and made her way to Hollywood, CA with little Hedy in tow. In 1949 she became a member of the Screen Actors Guild and was well on her way to stardom. She had the distinct pleasure of working in the Motion Picture Television industry and appeared on the silver screen with the likes of Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, Tony Curtis, Clint Eastwood, Lloyd Bridges, Warren Beatty and James Garner (just to name a few). She enjoyed a robust acting career during the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s and retired in the early 90s. After, her time was spent in quietude where she enjoyed a gorgeous view of Los Angeles from her balcony in West Hollywood and enjoyed regular visits by local fauna who enjoyed the contents of her pantry from her generous hands. In her later years, Gabrielle’s devotion to G-D was unwavering and often spoke of her anticipation of meeting him and being reunited with the people and animals she’d loved and lost. Her body was laid to eternal rest at Mount Sinai Cemetery in Hollywood Hills, California. In Gabrielle’s honor, donations to Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles would most certainly have pleased her. Thank you. To donate online, copy and paste this link into your web browserhttps:// support.jfsla.org/site/Donation2?df_id=1480&mfc_pref=T&1480.donation=form1 To donate by mail- Jewish Family Service Los Angeles 3580 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700 Los Angeles, CA 90010