Gloria Dickson

Film & TV

Pocatello, Idaho, USA

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…

Known for

• Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983
• Rationing — Miss McCue1944
• Lady of Burlesque — Dolly Baxter1943
• The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case — Mrs. Keppler / Evelyn Fenton Cartwright1943
• Power of the Press — Edwina Stephens1943
• The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine — Cleo Arden1942
• The Big Boss — Sue Peters1941
• Mercy Island — Leslie Ramsey1941
• Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 21941
• This Thing Called Love — Florence Bertrand1940

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Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1947-09-27

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Gloria

Family name

Dickson

Gender

female

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Pocatello

Place of death

Los Angeles

Spouse

Ralph Murphy

Occupation

film actor

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Image

GloriaDicksonLadyofBurlesquecropped.jpg

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