Eleanor and Karla Gutöhrlein

Eleanor Helene Emma Gutöhrlein (August 18, 1909 – June 7, 1997) and Karla Gutöhrlein (born December 9, 1910) were German-born sisters who danced and acted together in several 1930s films. They were sometimes billed as "The Sisters G".

The Sisters G - Eleanor and Karla Gutöhrlein - as seen in 1930's King of Jazz.

The sisters were born in Germany as Eleanor and Karla Knospe. Eleanor[1] and Karla[2] differed more than a year in age, but were often thought to be twins.[3] They were famous for performing together, for having bobbed haircuts, and for their dancing and acting skills.[4] They performed in several American films including King of Jazz (1930),[4][5] Recaptured Love (1930), and God's Gift to Women (1931).[1]

The sisters moved to Sweden. Eleanor married the bank director Gösta Lennart Brynolf and died on June 7, 1997 in Vasa, Sweden.[1][6] Karla married Per Oskar Olof Åberg in 1936.[2]

References
  1. Eleanor Gutöhrlein at IMDb
  2. Karla Gutöhrlein at IMDb
  3. Trivia about Karla Gutöhrlein at IMDb.
  4. Glamourdaze: The Sisters G – Mirror Image Beauties – June 1930 (accessed 17 February 2016)
  5. American Film Institute: King of Jazz (accessed 17 February 2016)
  6. Brynolf, Gösta L. in the Swedish 1965 Who's Who.
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