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Gladys George
Actor
Born September 12, 1900Died December 8, 1954 (54 years)
Gladys George was an American actress.
George went on the stage at the age of 3 and toured the United States, appearing with her parents. She starred on stage in the 1920s, although she had made several films in the early part of that decade. She starred in Personal Appearance, a comedy by Lawrence Riley. This role was reprised by Mae West in the classic film, Go West, Young Man, which West adapted from the play. In 1936 George was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Valiant Is the Word for Carrie.
George's Broadway credits include The Distant City, Lady in Waiting, and The Betrothal.
Her only other first billed roles were in Madame X (1937) and Love is a Headache.[6] She also appeared in The Roaring Twenties (1939), The Way of All Flesh (1940), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and He Ran All the Way (1951). She played the widow of Miles Archer (Iva Archer) in The Maltese Falcon and Mme. Du Barry in Marie Antoinette.
Her last successful roles were as Lute Mae Sanders in Flamingo Road, her brief appearance as the corrupt nurse Miss Hatch in Detective Story, and Lullaby of Broadway as the alcoholic mother of Doris Day's wholesome character.
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George went on the stage at the age of 3 and toured the United States, appearing with her parents. She starred on stage in the 1920s, although she had made several films in the early part of that decade. She starred in Personal Appearance, a comedy by Lawrence Riley. This role was reprised by Mae West in the classic film, Go West, Young Man, which West adapted from the play. In 1936 George was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Valiant Is the Word for Carrie.
George's Broadway credits include The Distant City, Lady in Waiting, and The Betrothal.
Her only other first billed roles were in Madame X (1937) and Love is a Headache.[6] She also appeared in The Roaring Twenties (1939), The Way of All Flesh (1940), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and He Ran All the Way (1951). She played the widow of Miles Archer (Iva Archer) in The Maltese Falcon and Mme. Du Barry in Marie Antoinette.
Her last successful roles were as Lute Mae Sanders in Flamingo Road, her brief appearance as the corrupt nurse Miss Hatch in Detective Story, and Lullaby of Broadway as the alcoholic mother of Doris Day's wholesome character.
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Filmography
| 1954 | The Lineup (TV Series) · as Gladys Knight |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) · as Sal |
| 1953 | It Happens Every Thursday · as Mrs. Holmes |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Hopalong Cassidy (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Lullaby of Broadway · as Jessica Howard |
| 1951 | Silver City · as Mrs. Barber |
| 1951 | Detective Story · as Miss Hatch |
| 1951 | He Ran All the Way · as Mrs. Robey |
| 1950 | The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | Undercover Girl · as Liz |
| 1950 | Bright Leaf · as Rose |
| 1949 | Flamingo Road · as Lute Mae Sanders |
| 1948 | Alias a Gentleman · as Madge Parkson |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives · as Hortense Derry |
| 1944 | Minstrel Man · as Mae White |
| 1944 | Christmas Holiday · as Valerie De Merode |
| 1943 | Nobody's Darling · as Eve Hawthorne |
| 1943 | The Crystal Ball · as Madame Zenobia |
| 1943 | The Hard Way · as Lily Emery |
| 1941 | The Maltese Falcon · as Iva Archer |
| 1941 | Hit the Road · as Molly Ryan |
| 1941 | The Lady from Cheyenne · as Elsie |
| 1940 | The Way of All Flesh · as Anna Kriza |
| 1940 | The House Across the Bay · as Mary Bogel |
| 1939 | A Child Is Born · as Florette Laverne |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties · as Panama Smith |
| 1939 | Here I Am a Stranger · as Clara Paulding |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette · as Mme. Du Barry |
| 1938 | Love Is a Headache · as Carlotta 'charlie' Lee |
| 1937 | Madame X · as Jacqueline Fleuriot / Miss Pran / Madame X |
| 1937 | They Gave Him a Gun · as Rose Duffy |
| 1936 | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie · as Carrie Snyder |
| 1934 | Straight Is the Way · as Shirley |
| 1920 | Below the Surface · as Alice |