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.
Acted in 24
1940s
- 1944
Rationing
Miss McCue
- 1943
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
Mrs. Keppler / Evelyn Fenton Cartwright
Power of the Press
Edwina Stephens
- 1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Cleo Arden
- 1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Movie
Mercy Island
Leslie Ramsey
The Big Boss
Sue Peters
- 1940
This Thing Called Love
Florence Bertrand
I Want a Divorce
Wanda Holland
Tear Gas Squad
Jerry Sullivan
King of the Lumberjacks
Tina Martin Deribault
1930s
- 1939
Private Detective
Mona Lannon
On Your Toes
Peggy Porterfield
No Place to Go
Gertrude Plummer
The Cowboy Quarterback
Evelyn Corey
Waterfront
Ann Stacey
- 1938
Heart of the North
Joyce MacMillan
Secrets of an Actress
Mrs. Carla Orr
Gold Diggers in Paris
Mona Verdivere
- 1937
Talent Scout
Blonde on Bus (uncredited)
They Won't Forget
Sybil Hale
Appearances1
1980s
- 1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)