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Gloria Dickson
Actor
Born August 13, 1916Died April 10, 1945 (28 years)
Gloria Dickson (born Thais Alalia Dickerson; August 13, 1917 – April 10, 1945) was an American stage and screen actress of the 1930s and 1940s.
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.
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
| 1944 | Rationing · as Miss Mccue |
| 1943 | The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case · as Mrs. Keppler / Evelyn Fenton Cartwright |
| 1943 | Lady of Burlesque · as Dolly Baxter |
| 1943 | Power of the Press · as Edwina Stephens |
| 1942 | The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine · as Cleo Arden |
| 1941 | |
| 1941 | Mercy Island · as Leslie Ramsey |
| 1941 | The Big Boss · as Sue Peters |
| 1940 | This Thing Called Love · as Florence Bertrand |
| 1940 | I Want a Divorce · as Wanda Holland |
| 1940 | Tear Gas Squad · as Jerry Sullivan |
| 1940 | King of the Lumberjacks · as Tina Martin Deribault |
| 1939 | Private Detective · as Mona Lannon |
| 1939 | On Your Toes · as Peggy Porterfield |
| 1939 | No Place to Go · as Gertrude Plummer |
| 1939 | The Cowboy Quarterback · as Evelyn Corey |
| 1939 | Waterfront · as Ann Stacey |
| 1939 | They Made Me a Criminal · as Peggy |
| 1938 | Heart of the North · as Joyce Macmillan |
| 1938 | Secrets of an Actress · as Mrs. Carla Orr |
| 1938 | Racket Busters · as Nora Jordan |
| 1938 | Gold Diggers in Paris · as Mona Verdivere |
| 1937 | They Won't Forget · as Sybil Hale |
| 1937 | Talent Scout · as Blonde On Bus (uncredited) |