Bert Gilroy

Bert Gilroy (May 7, 1899 – January 16, 1973) was an American film producer of the 1930s and 1940s.

Born in Arizona in 1899, he began his Hollywood career behind the scenes on the 1926 silent film Pals in Paradise.

Later that year he would produce Painted Desert, a remake of the 1931 film The Painted Desert for which he was the assistant director, and was memorable as containing the first speaking role for Clark Gable.

Gilroy spent almost his entire career at RKO studios, after its creation in 1929.

His last credited film on which he was an associate producer on in 1946, Hollywood Bound was a compilation of three 1930s Betty Grable RKO short subjects that was released by Astor Pictures.