Gloria Grahame
Actor, Film actor
1923 – 1981
Who was Gloria Grahame?
Gloria Grahame was an American stage, film and television actress.
Grahame began her acting career in theatre, and in 1944 she made her first film for MGM. Despite a featured role in It's a Wonderful Life, MGM did not believe she had the potential for major success, and sold her contract to RKO Studios. Often cast in film noir projects, Grahame received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Crossfire, and she won this award for her work in The Bad and the Beautiful. She achieved her highest profile with Sudden Fear, Human Desire, The Big Heat, and Oklahoma!, but her film career began to wane soon afterwards.
She returned to work on the stage, but continued to appear in films and television productions, usually in supporting roles. In 1974, Grahame was diagnosed with breast cancer. It went into remission less than a year later and Grahame returned to work. It returned in 1980 but she refused to accept the diagnosis or seek treatment. She chose to continue working and travelled to England to appear in a play. Her health rapidly declined. She developed peritonitis after undergoing a procedure to remove fluid from her abdomen in September 1981. She returned to New York City, where she died in October 1981.
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- Born
- Nov 28, 1923
Los Angeles - Also known as
- Gloria Hallward
- Gloria H. Grahame
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Stanley Clements
(1945/08/29 - 1948/06/01) - Nicholas Ray
(1948/06/01 - 1952/08/14) - Anthony Ray
(1960/05/13 - 1974/05/04) - Cy Howard
(1954/08/15 - 1957/10/31)
- Stanley Clements
- Children
- Religion
- Methodist
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Hollywood High School
- Died
- Oct 5, 1981
New York City - Resting place
- Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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