Gloria Dickson
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Gloria Dickson was an American stage and screen actress of the 1930s and 1940s.
, Dickson began acting during high school in amateur theatre productions. Encouraged by her acting coaches, she moonlighted doing dramatic readings at social clubs and on KFOX radio station in Long Beach, California
. In April 1936, she was spotted by Warner Brothers talent scout Max Arnow who signed her to a Warner contract.
Her auspicious 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 which allotted her enormous publicity. In autumn 1937, she was in many magazine covers and was the subject of several major movie magazine articles with titles like, The Luckiest Girl in the World and New Star of the Year.
tion; flames had seared her lungs, and her body had suffered first and second degree burns.
She is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
.
Life and career
Born in Pocatello, IdahoPocatello, Idaho
Pocatello is the county seat and largest city of Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the principal city of the Pocatello metropolitan area, which encompasses all of Bannock...
, Dickson began acting during high school in amateur theatre productions. Encouraged by her acting coaches, she moonlighted doing dramatic readings at social clubs and on KFOX radio station in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
. In April 1936, she was spotted by Warner Brothers talent scout Max Arnow who signed her to a Warner contract.
Her auspicious 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 which allotted her enormous publicity. In autumn 1937, she was in many magazine covers and was the subject of several major movie magazine articles with titles like, The Luckiest Girl in the World and New Star of the Year.
Death
Dickson died during a fire at her Los Angeles home cause by an unextinguished cigarette that ignited an overstuffed chair on the main floor while she slept upstairs. Her body, and that of her pet dog, were found in the bathroom, and it was assumed that she had attempted to escape through the bathroom window. She died from asphyxiaAsphyxia
Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from being unable to breathe normally. An example of asphyxia is choking. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which primarily affects the tissues and organs...
tion; flames had seared her lungs, and her body had suffered first and second degree burns.
She is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Hollywood Forever Cemetery, originally called Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery, is one of the oldest cemeteries in Los Angeles, California. It is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in the Hollywood...
.
Filmography
- They Won't ForgetThey Won't ForgetThey Won't Forget is a 1937 film directed by Mervyn LeRoy . It was based on a novel by Ward Greene called Death in The Deep South, which was in turn a fictionalized account of a real life case: the trial and subsequent lynching of Leo Frank after the murder of Mary Phagan in 1913...
(1937) - Talent Scout (1937)
- Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
- Racket Busters (1938)
- Heart of the North (1938)
- Secrets of an ActressSecrets of an ActressSecrets of an Actress is a 1938 romantic drama film about a love triangle between a stage actress, her financial backer, and his friend.-Cast:*Kay Francis as Fay Carter*George Brent as Dick Orr*Ian Hunter as Peter Snowden*Gloria Dickson as Carla Orr...
(1938) - They Made Me a CriminalThey Made Me a CriminalThey Made Me a Criminal is a 1939 American Warner Bros. drama crime film directed by Busby Berkeley and starring John Garfield, Claude Rains, and The Dead End Kids. It is a remake of the 1933 film The Life of Jimmy Dolan. The film was later featured in an episode of Cinema Insomnia.-Plot:Johnnie...
(1939) - Waterfront (1939)
- Cowboy Quarterback (1939)
- No Place to Go (1939)
- On Your Toes (1939)
- Private Detective (1939)
- King of the Lumberjacks (1940)
- Tear Gas Squad (1940)
- I Want a DivorceI Want a DivorceI Want a Divorce is a 1940 Paramount film directed by Ralph Murphy. The screenplay was written by Frank Butler...
(1940) - This Thing Called Love (1940)
- The Big Boss (1941)
- Mercy Island (1941)
- The Affairs of Jimmy ValentineThe Affairs of Jimmy ValentineThe Affairs of Jimmy Valentine is a 1942 American film directed by Bernard Vorhaus.The film is also known as Unforgotten Crime .- Plot summary :...
(1942) - Power of the Press (1943)
- Lady of BurlesqueLady of BurlesqueLady of Burlesque is a 1943 American mystery film starring Barbara Stanwyck and Michael O'Shea, based on the novel The G-String Murders written by famous strip tease artist Gypsy Rose Lee...
(1943) - Crime Doctor's Strangest Case (1943)
- Rationing (1944)