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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Lady of Burlesque (1943) — Dolly Baxter
2. They Made Me a Criminal (1939) — Peggy
3. They Won't Forget (1937) — Sybil Hale
4. Racket Busters (1938) — Nora Jordan
5. Power of the Press (1943) — Edwina Stephens
6. Tear Gas Squad (1940) — Jerry Sullivan
7. The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942) — Cleo Arden
8. King of the Lumberjacks (1940) — Tina Martin Deribault
9. The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case (1943) — Mrs. Keppler / Evelyn Fenton Cartwright
10. Secrets of an Actress (1938) — Mrs. Carla Orr
11. On Your Toes (1939) — Peggy Porterfield
12. Heart of the North (1938) — Joyce MacMillan
13. This Thing Called Love (1940) — Florence Bertrand
14. Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) — Mona Verdivere
15. The Big Boss (1941) — Sue Peters
16. Private Detective (1939) — Mona Lannon
17. Rationing (1944) — Miss McCue
18. Mercy Island (1941) — Leslie Ramsey
19. Waterfront (1939) — Ann Stacey
20. The Cowboy Quarterback (1939) — Evelyn Corey
21. Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
22. Talent Scout (1937) — Blonde on Bus (uncredited)
23. No Place to Go (1939) — Gertrude Plummer
24. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941)
25. I Want a Divorce (1940) — Wanda Holland
26. Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 (1939) — Self