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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.

Gloria Dickson
Dickson in Lady of Burlesque (1943)
Born
Thais Alalia Dickerson

(1917-08-13)August 13, 1917
DiedApril 10, 1945(1945-04-10) (aged 27)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
OccupationActress
Years active1937–1945
Spouses
    Perc Westmore
    (m. 1938; div. 1941)
      Ralph Murphy
      (m. 1941; div. 1944)
        William Fitzgerald
        (m. 1944)

        Early years


        Born in Pocatello, Idaho, Dickson was the daughter of a banker. After her father's death in 1929, the family moved to California.[1] She graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School.[2]

        She began acting during high school in amateur theatre productions. Encouraged by her acting coaches, she moonlighted doing dramatic readings at social clubs and on KFOX radio station in Long Beach, California.


        Career


        In April 1936, as she worked in a production of the Federal Theatre Project,[3] 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[2] 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. [citation needed]


        Personal life


        Dickson married Perc Westmore on June 20, 1938, in Santa Barbara, California. She filed suit for divorce from him on May 17, 1940.[4] The uncontested divorce was granted June 22, 1941, in Los Angeles, California.[5] Her second marriage was to director Ralph Murphy, whom she divorced in 1944.[6] Later in 1944, she married William Fitzgerald, a former boxer.[7]


        Death


        Dickson died during a fire April 10, 1945, at the Los Angeles home she was renting from actor Sidney Toler,[8] caused by an unextinguished cigarette that ignited an overstuffed chair on the main floor, while she slept upstairs. Her body, and that of her pet dog, were found in the bathroom, and she is assumed to have attempted to escape through the bathroom window. She died from asphyxiation; flames had seared her lungs, and her body had suffered first- and second-degree burns.[9] She is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.[citation needed]


        Partial filmography



        Stage credits



        References


        1. "Sensible Is The World For Gloria". The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News. Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre. Associated Press. April 7, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved July 5, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
        2. "Majestic: Gloria Dickson Film". Shamokin News-Dispatch. Pennsylvania, Shamokin. April 12, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved July 5, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
        3. "WPA Player Signed". The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah, Salt Lake City. November 29, 1936. p. 15. Retrieved July 5, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
        4. "(untitled brief)". The San Bernardino County Sun. California, San Bernardino. May 18, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved July 5, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
        5. "(untitled brief)". The San Bernardino County Sun. California, San Bernardino. June 23, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved July 5, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
        6. "Actress Dies In Home Fire". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. April 11, 1945.
        7. "Gloria Dickson Of Films Victim Of Suffocation". Fitchburg Sentinel. Massachusetts, Fitchburg. Associated Press. April 11, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved July 5, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
        8. "Film Actress Dies In Fire In Home". Warren Times-Mirror. Pennsylvania, Warren. Associated Press. April 11, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
        9. "The Private Life and Times of Gloria Dickson". glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved July 10, 2008.




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        [de] Gloria Dickson

        Gloria Dickson (eigentlich Thais Alalia Dickerson; * 13. August 1917[1] in Pocatello, Idaho; † 10. April 1945 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin. Von 1937 bis zu ihrem Tod bei einem Hausbrand 1945 wirkte sie in mehr als 20 Filmproduktionen mit.
        - [en] Gloria Dickson

        [ru] Диксон, Глория

        Гло́рия Ди́ксон (англ. Gloria Dickson), настоящее имя — Таи́с Эла́лия Ди́керсон (англ. Thais Alalia Dickerson; 13 августа 1917, Покателло, Айдахо, США — 10 апреля 1945, Лос-Анджелес, Калифорния, США) — американская актриса .



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