Gloria Dickson
Known for 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.
Filmography
Lady of Burlesque
1943
as Dolly Baxter
I Want a Divorce
1940
as Wanda Holland
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Racket Busters
1938
as Nora Jordan
Secrets of an Actress
1938
as Mrs. Carla Orr
This Thing Called Love
1940
as Florence Bertrand
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Peggy
The Big Boss
1941
as Sue Peters
King of the Lumberjacks
1940
as Tina Martin Deribault
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938
as Mona Verdivere
On Your Toes
1939
as Peggy Porterfield
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
as Cleo Arden
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
as Evelyn Corey
They Won't Forget
1937
as Sybil Hale
Heart of the North
1938
as Joyce MacMillan
Talent Scout
1937
as Blonde on Bus (uncredited)
Rationing
1944
as Miss McCue
Tear Gas Squad
1940
as Jerry Sullivan
No Place to Go
1939
as Gertrude Plummer
Private Detective
1939
as Mona Lannon