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Gloria Jean

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Also known as Gloria Jean Schoonover

American actress, singer (1926-2018)

Person · Open Library

Works
10

Top works

  • Caca de la Nariz
  • Nose Poop
  • Confessions of a Broken Soul
  • Vagabond Chic
  • My Weary Traveler

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Film & TV

Buffalo, New York, USA

Gloria Jean (born Gloria Jean Schoonover, April 14, 1926 – August 31, 2018) was an American actress and singer who starred or co-starred in 26 feature films from 1939 to 1959, and made numerous radio, television, stage, and nightclub appearances. She is probably best remembered today for her appearance with W.C. Fields in the film Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941). Gloria Jean was three…

Known for

  • W.C. Fields: Straight Up — Self1986
  • The Ladies Man — Gloria1961
  • Lock-Up1959
  • Air Strike — Marg Huggins1955
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour — Self1950
  • There's a Girl in My Heart — Ruth Kroner1949
  • Manhattan Angel — Gloria Cole1949
  • An Old-Fashioned Girl — Polly Milton1949
  • I Surrender Dear — Patty Nelson aka Patty Hart1948
  • Copacabana — Anne Stuart1947

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Listeners
228
Total plays
429

Tags

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# Gloria Jean (Gloria Jean Schoonover, Buffalo, New York, April 14, 1926 – August 31, 2018) was an American actress and singer who starred or co-starred in 26 feature films between 1939 and 1959, as well as making numerous radio, television, stage, and nightclub appearances. The daughter of Ferman and Eleanor Schoonover, Gloria Jean her ancestry was Pennsylvania Dutch. Her family moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania, she had three sisters, Sally, Lois, and Bonnie. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Gloria
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Buffalo
Place of death
Mountain View
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Instrument
voice
Image
Gloria Jean.jpg
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Gloria Jean
date of birth
1926-04-14
date of death
2018-08-31
cause of death
heart failure
name in native language
Gloria Jean
start of work period
1939-00-00
writing language
English language
manner of death
natural causes
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