Gloria Saunders
Gloria Ella Saunders | |
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| Born | September 29, 1927 Columbia, South Carolina |
| Died | June 4, 1980 (aged 52) Kern County, California |
| Occupation(s) | Actress of film and television |
| Years active | 1946–1960 |
| Spouse(s) | Arthur Rue "Tommy" Thompson (divorced) Richard Maier |
| Children | 1 |
Gloria Ella Saunders (September 29, 1927 – June 4, 1980) was an American actress of film and television, primarily from the late 1940s to 1960.
Background
Career
Saunders acting career began on stage. She was discovered when she performed in a production of Rebecca in the southern United States, after which she acted in a San Francisco production of Adam Ate His Apple".[1][2][3][3]: 1063
Saunders appeared in the Columbia Pictures film Red Snow (1952),[4] and she portrayed Zelda in the Columbia production Prisoners of the Casbah (1953).[5][6][7]
Personal life
References
- ^ "Newcomer Gloria Saunders in 'Danger Street'". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. January 25, 1946. p. Part II - 3. Retrieved 16 April 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pitts, Michael R. (2015). RKO Radio Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1929-1956. McFarland. pp. 51–52. ISBN 9781476616834. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 738. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ Daniel, Blum (1969). Screen World Vol. 4 1953. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 141. ISBN 9780819602596. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Lentz, Robert J. (2014). Gloria Grahame, Bad Girl of Film Noir: The Complete Career. McFarland. p. 143. ISBN 9780786487226. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Gloria Saunders". Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ "Obituary for Gloria MAIER Saunders". The Los Angeles Times. 1980-06-08. p. 25.
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