Gloria Dickson
Known for Acting · 26 credits
- Born
- 1916-08-13
- Died
- 1945-04-10
- Place of birth
- Pocatello, Idaho, USA
- Also known as
- Thais Alalia Dickerson
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
Movies (26)
Racket Busters
1938
as Nora Jordan
Rationing
1944
as Miss McCue
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Waterfront
1939
as Ann Stacey
Tear Gas Squad
1940
as Jerry Sullivan
Lady of Burlesque
1943
as Dolly Baxter
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943
as Mrs. Keppler / Evelyn Fenton Cartwright
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
as Cleo Arden
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938
as Mona Verdivere
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Peggy
They Won't Forget
1937
as Sybil Hale
No Place to Go
1939
as Gertrude Plummer
This Thing Called Love
1940
as Florence Bertrand
Heart of the North
1938
as Joyce MacMillan
On Your Toes
1939
as Peggy Porterfield
King of the Lumberjacks
1940
as Tina Martin Deribault
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
as Evelyn Corey
The Big Boss
1941
as Sue Peters
Private Detective
1939
as Mona Lannon
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Secrets of an Actress
1938
as Mrs. Carla Orr
Mercy Island
1941
as Leslie Ramsey
I Want a Divorce
1940
as Wanda Holland
Power of the Press
1943
as Edwina Stephens
Talent Scout
1937
as Blonde on Bus (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
1939
as Self
About Gloria Dickson
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… With 26 credits spanning from 1937 to 1983, Gloria Dickson has appeared in 26 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gloria Dickson Movies
- Racket Busters (1938) — as Nora Jordan
- Rationing (1944) — as Miss McCue
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Waterfront (1939) — as Ann Stacey
- Tear Gas Squad (1940) — as Jerry Sullivan
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