Gloria Grahame

Actor, Film actor

1923 – 1981

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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
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

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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