Julie Gibson is an American

United States

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 actress who had prolific film

Film

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 career during the 1940s.

Career

Born in Lewiston, Idaho

Lewiston, Idaho

Lewiston is a city in and also the county seat of Nez Perce County in the Pacific Northwest state of Idaho. It is the second-largest city in the northern Idaho region, behind Coeur d'Alene and ninth-largest in the state. Lewiston is the principal city of the Lewiston, ID - Clarkston, WA...

, Gibson made her first appearance in small roles in the films Nice Girl? and The Feminine Touch (both 1941).

Gibson's first featured role was in the 1944 film Lucky Cowboy

Lucky Cowboy

Lucky Cowboy is a 1944 American film directed by Josef Berne using a screenplay by Robert Stephen Brode. The film starred Eddie Dew, Julie Gibson, Bob Kortman, and LeRoy Mason....

. This was followed by a series of starring roles in such films as Chick Carter, Detective

Chick Carter, Detective

Chick Carter, Detective is a 1946 Columbia film serial. Columbia could not afford the rights to produce a Nick Carter serial so they made Chick Carter, Detective about his son instead. This was based on the radio series Chick Carter, Boy Detective...

, Bowery Buckaroos

Bowery Buckaroos

Bowery Buckaroos is a 1947 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the eighth film in the series and the last Bowery Boys film that Bobby Jordan appeared in.-Plot:...

, and Are You With It?

Are You With It?

Are You With It? is a 1948 American film about a young mathematician who quits his job to join a traveling carnival. The film is based on the novel Slightly Perfect by George Malcolm-Smith and uses a screenplay by Oscar Brodney...

. She also appeared in the Three Stooges' films Three Smart Saps

Three Smart Saps

Three Smart Saps is the 64th short film starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.- Plot :...

and Sock-a-Bye Baby

Sock-a-Bye Baby

Sock-a-Bye Baby is the 66th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.- Plot :...

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In the 1950s, Gibson's career was relugated mostly to mid sized to smaller supporting roles in films and on television. In the 1960s, she served as a Dialogue Supervisor on two dozen episodes of the television sitcom Family Affair

Family Affair

Family Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do civil engineer and bachelor Bill Davis as he attempted to raise his brother's orphaned children in his luxury New York City apartment. Davis' traditional...

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Gibson currently resides in Glendale, California

Glendale, California

Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...

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Personal

Gibson has been married twice. Her first marriage to Dean Dillman ended in divorce in 1967. Her second husband was actor and film director Charles Barton

Charles Barton

Charles Barton was a film and vaudeville actor and film director. He won an Oscar for best assistant director in 1933. His first film as a director was the Zane Grey feature Wagon Wheels.-Career:...

. They remained married from 1973 until his death in 1981.

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