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Gloria Dickson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

August 13, 1916

Died

April 10, 1945 (age 28)

Place of Birth

Pocatello, Idaho, USA

Also Known As

Thais Alalia Dickerson

Gloria Dickson

Biography

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.

Known For

Lady of Burlesque

Lady of Burlesque

Dolly Baxter

1943

No Place to Go

No Place to Go

Gertrude Plummer

1939

The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case

The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case

Mrs. Keppler / Evelyn Fenton Cartwright

1943

Talent Scout

Talent Scout

Blonde on Bus (uncredited)

1937

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

Cleo Arden

1942

Racket Busters

Racket Busters

Nora Jordan

1938

They Won't Forget

They Won't Forget

Sybil Hale

1937

Waterfront

Waterfront

Ann Stacey

1939

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

Secrets of an Actress

Secrets of an Actress

Mrs. Carla Orr

1938

Heart of the North

Heart of the North

Joyce MacMillan

1938

They Made Me a Criminal

They Made Me a Criminal

Peggy

1939

Private Detective

Private Detective

Mona Lannon

1939

Rationing

Rationing

Miss McCue

1944

Tear Gas Squad

Tear Gas Squad

Jerry Sullivan

1940

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941

King of the Lumberjacks

King of the Lumberjacks

Tina Martin Deribault

1940

Gold Diggers in Paris

Gold Diggers in Paris

Mona Verdivere

1938

This Thing Called Love

This Thing Called Love

Florence Bertrand

1940

Mercy Island

Mercy Island

Leslie Ramsey

1941

Filmography

1983FilmHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1944FilmRationingas Miss McCue 1943FilmThe Crime Doctor’s Strangest Caseas Mrs. Keppler / Evelyn Fenton Cartwright 1943FilmLady of Burlesqueas Dolly Baxter 1943FilmPower of the Pressas Edwina Stephens 1942FilmThe Affairs of Jimmy Valentineas Cleo Arden 1941FilmHedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 1941FilmMercy Islandas Leslie Ramsey 1941FilmThe Big Bossas Sue Peters 1940FilmThis Thing Called Loveas Florence Bertrand 1940FilmI Want a Divorceas Wanda Holland 1940FilmTear Gas Squadas Jerry Sullivan 1940FilmKing of the Lumberjacksas Tina Martin Deribault 1939FilmPrivate Detectiveas Mona Lannon 1939FilmOn Your Toesas Peggy Porterfield 1939FilmNo Place to Goas Gertrude Plummer 1939FilmScreen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1as Self 1939FilmThe Cowboy Quarterbackas Evelyn Corey 1939FilmWaterfrontas Ann Stacey 1939FilmThey Made Me a Criminalas Peggy 1938FilmHeart of the Northas Joyce MacMillan 1938FilmSecrets of an Actressas Mrs. Carla Orr 1938FilmRacket Bustersas Nora Jordan 1938FilmGold Diggers in Parisas Mona Verdivere 1937FilmTalent Scoutas Blonde on Bus (uncredited)1937FilmThey Won't Forgetas Sybil Hale