Actor
Gloria Dickson
Born August 13, 1916 in Pocatello, Idaho, USA
Died April 10, 194523 films
Gloria Dickson (born Thais Alalia Dickerson; August 13, 1917 – April 10, 1945) was an American stage and screen actress of the 1930s and 1940s.
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In April 1936, as she worked in a production of the Federal Theatre Project, she was spotted by Warner Bros. talent scout Max Arnow, who signed her to a contract. Her film debut in 1937's They Won't Forget landed her on the top of Hollywood's short list of important up-and-comers, a distinction that garnered her enormous publicity. In Autumn 1937, she was on many magazine covers and was the subject of several major movie magazine articles, with titles such as The Luckiest Girl in the World and New Star of the Year.
Filmography
23 films as actor- 1944RationingMiss McCue
- 1943The Crime Doctor’s Strangest CaseMrs. Keppler / Evelyn Fenton Cartwright
- 1943Lady of BurlesqueDolly Baxter
- 1943Power of the PressEdwina Stephens
- 1942The Affairs of Jimmy ValentineCleo Arden
- 1941Mercy IslandLeslie Ramsey
- 1941The Big BossSue Peters
- 1940This Thing Called LoveFlorence Bertrand
- 1940I Want a DivorceWanda Holland
- 1940Tear Gas SquadJerry Sullivan
- 1940King of the LumberjacksTina Martin Deribault
- 1939Private DetectiveMona Lannon
- 1939On Your ToesPeggy Porterfield
- 1939No Place to GoGertrude Plummer
- 1939The Cowboy QuarterbackEvelyn Corey
- 1939WaterfrontAnn Stacey
- 1939They Made Me a CriminalPeggy
- 1938Heart of the NorthJoyce MacMillan
- 1938Secrets of an ActressMrs. Carla Orr
- 1938Racket BustersNora Jordan
- 1938Gold Diggers in ParisMona Verdivere
- 1937Talent ScoutBlonde on Bus (uncredited)
- 1937They Won't ForgetSybil Hale