Gloria Dickson

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Gloria Dickson

Acting August 13, 1916

Pocatello, Idaho, USA

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…

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Lady of Burlesque

Lady of Burlesque

5.4 1943 Movie
They Made Me a Criminal

They Made Me a Criminal

6.3 1939 Movie
They Won't Forget

They Won't Forget

5.9 1937 Movie
Racket Busters

Racket Busters

5.6 1938 Movie
This Thing Called Love

This Thing Called Love

8.4 1940 Movie
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case

The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case

5.2 1943 Movie
Power of the Press

Power of the Press

6.5 1943 Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

7.0 1983 Movie
King of the Lumberjacks

King of the Lumberjacks

3.7 1940 Movie
Tear Gas Squad

Tear Gas Squad

5.3 1940 Movie
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

6.4 1942 Movie
Secrets of an Actress

Secrets of an Actress

6.0 1938 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1983
    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  2. 1944
    Rationing

    Movie Miss McCue

  3. 1943
    The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case

    Movie Mrs. Keppler / Evelyn Fenton Cartwright

  4. 1943
    Lady of Burlesque

    Movie Dolly Baxter

  5. 1943
    Power of the Press

    Movie Edwina Stephens

  6. 1942
    The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

    Movie Cleo Arden

  7. 1941
    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

    Movie

  8. 1941
    Mercy Island

    Movie Leslie Ramsey

  9. 1941
    The Big Boss

    Movie Sue Peters

  10. 1940
    This Thing Called Love

    Movie Florence Bertrand

  11. 1940
    I Want a Divorce

    Movie Wanda Holland

  12. 1940
    Tear Gas Squad

    Movie Jerry Sullivan

  13. 1940
    King of the Lumberjacks

    Movie Tina Martin Deribault

  14. 1939
    Private Detective

    Movie Mona Lannon

  15. 1939
    On Your Toes

    Movie Peggy Porterfield

  16. 1939
    No Place to Go

    Movie Gertrude Plummer

More credits
  1. 1939
    Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

    Movie Self

  2. 1939
    The Cowboy Quarterback

    Movie Evelyn Corey

  3. 1939
    Waterfront

    Movie Ann Stacey

  4. 1939
    They Made Me a Criminal

    Movie Peggy

  5. 1938
    Heart of the North

    Movie Joyce MacMillan

  6. 1938
    Secrets of an Actress

    Movie Mrs. Carla Orr

  7. 1938
    Racket Busters

    Movie Nora Jordan

  8. 1938
    Gold Diggers in Paris

    Movie Mona Verdivere

  9. 1937
    Talent Scout

    Movie Blonde on Bus (uncredited)

  10. 1937
    They Won't Forget

    Movie Sybil Hale