Gladys George

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Gladys George

from the trailer for the film Marie Antoinette (1938)
Born Gladys Clare Evans
(1904-09-13)September 13, 1904
Patten, Maine, U.S.
Died December 8, 1954(1954-12-08) (aged 50)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death
 Cerebral hemorrhage
Occupation Actress
Years active 1919–1954
Spouse(s) Ben Erway
(m. 1922-1930; divorced)
Edward Fowler
(m. 1933-1935; divorced)
Leonard Penn
(m. 1935-1944; divorced)
Kenneth Bradley
(m. 1946-1950; divorced)

Gladys George (September 13, 1904[1] – December 8, 1954) was an American actress.

Early life

She was born as Gladys Clare Evans on September 13, 1904[1] in Patten, Maine to English parents.

Career

George went on the stage at the age of three and toured the United States, appearing with her parents. She starred on stage in the 1920s, although she had made several films in the early part of that decade.

She is credited for contributing to the enormous success on Broadway of Personal Appearance, a comedy by Lawrence Riley in which she had the starring role. This role was reprised by Mae West in the classic film, Go West, Young Man, which West adapted from the play. In 1936 she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Valiant Is the Word for Carrie.

Her only other first billed roles were in Madame X (1937) and Love is a Headache.[2] She also appeared in The Roaring Twenties (1939), The Way of All Flesh (1940), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and He Ran All the Way (1951). She played the widow of Miles Archer (Iva Archer) in The Maltese Falcon and Mme. Du Barry in Marie Antoinette.

Her last successful roles were as Lute Mae Sanders in Flamingo Road, her brief appearance as the corrupt nurse Miss Hatch in Detective Story (1951) and in Lullaby of Broadway, as the alcoholic mother of Doris Day's ingenue character.

Health

George was afflicted with numerous ailments, including throat cancer, heart disease, and cirrhosis of the liver.[3] She died from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1954 in Los Angeles, California, aged 50, and was interred in the Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.

Selected filmography

Film
Film Role Date Notes
Red Hot Dollars Janet Muir 1919 film debut
The Woman in the Suitcase Ethel 1920
Below the Surface Alice 1920
Homespun Folks Beulah Rogers 1920
The Easy Road Isabel Grace 1921
Chickens Julia Stoneman 1921
The House that Jazz Built Lila Drake 1921
Straight Is the Way Shirley 1934
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie Carrie Snyder 1936 Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Only Academy Award for which Gladys George was ever nominated.
They Gave Him a Gun Rose Duffy 1937 Co-starred with Spencer Tracy.
Madame X Madame X/Jacqueline Fleuriot/Miss Pran 1937 Only film starring Gladys George to have been released on VHS.
Love Is a Headache Carlotta 'Charlie' Lee 1938
Marie Antoinette Madame du Barry 1938 First time Gladys George portrayed a historical figure. First supporting role since Oscar nomination.
I'm From Missouri Julie Bliss 1939
Here I Am Stranger Clara Paulding 1939
The Roaring Twenties Panama Smith 1939 Film contains one of the more substantial of Humphrey Bogart's early roles.
A Child Is Born Florette Laverne 1939
The Maltese Falcon Ida Archer 1941
The Crystal Ball 1943 |

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Family Tree Legends".  lists Gladys Clare Evans born September 13, 1904, Maine - died December 8, 1954, L.A.
  2. ↑ IMDb profile
  3. ↑ "Gladys George at Find a Grave". 

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