Portrait of Gloria Dickson

Gloria Dickson

Acting

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.

Born: August 13, 1916

Place of Birth: Pocatello, Idaho, USA

Filmography

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1944
Rationing

as Miss McCue

1943
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case

as Mrs. Keppler / Evelyn Fenton Cartwright

1943
Lady of Burlesque

as Dolly Baxter

1943
Power of the Press

as Edwina Stephens

1941
Mercy Island

as Leslie Ramsey

1941
The Big Boss

as Sue Peters

1940
This Thing Called Love

as Florence Bertrand

1940
I Want a Divorce

as Wanda Holland

1940
Tear Gas Squad

as Jerry Sullivan

1940
King of the Lumberjacks

as Tina Martin Deribault

1939
Private Detective

as Mona Lannon

1939
On Your Toes

as Peggy Porterfield

1939
No Place to Go

as Gertrude Plummer

1939
The Cowboy Quarterback

as Evelyn Corey

1939
Waterfront

as Ann Stacey

1938
Heart of the North

as Joyce MacMillan

1938
Secrets of an Actress

as Mrs. Carla Orr

1938
Racket Busters

as Nora Jordan

1938
Gold Diggers in Paris

as Mona Verdivere

1937
Talent Scout

as Blonde on Bus (uncredited)

1937
They Won't Forget

as Sybil Hale