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Gloria Allred
Gloria Allred in a parade in 2007
Gloria Allred in a parade in 2007
Born
Gloria Rachel Bloom

(1941-07-03) July 3, 1941 (age 83)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
EducationB.A., University of Pennsylvania
M.A., New York University
J.D., Loyola Law School
OccupationAttorney
Employer(s)Allred, Maroko & Goldberg
ChildrenLisa Bloom
Websitegloriaallred.com
Notes

Gloria Rachel Allred (née Bloom; born (1941-07-03)July 3, 1941) is an American lawyer who is noted for taking high-profile and often controversial cases; she particularly was involved with those involving the protection of women's rights.[1]

Early life and family

Gloria Rachel Bloom was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 3, 1941. After graduating from the Philadelphia High School for Girls, she attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she met her first husband. The couple had their only child, Lisa, on September 20, 1961, and divorced shortly after. Lisa Bloom is also an attorney and is best known as a former Court TV anchor.[2]

Gloria Bloom moved back in with her parents and continued her education. In 1963, she earned a bachelor's degree in English, graduating with honors. She tried her hand at a variety of jobs before she decided to become a teacher, taking a position at Benjamin Franklin High School. She began work on a graduate degree at New York University, where she became interested in the civil rights movement. After earning a master's degree, she became a teacher and, in 1966, moved to Los Angeles, California, and lived in Watts.[3] She graduated from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1975.[4]

In 1968, she married William Allred. They divorced in 1987, though she has retained her married name for professional use.[5]

Entertainment

She formerly co-hosted a radio talkshow with Mark Taylor on KABC in Los Angeles. She also served as a panelist on the 1990 revival of television game show To Tell the Truth.[citation needed] She made two cameos as herself on the 2001 film Rat Race.

On March 28, 2000, Allred was parodied on the animated TV show Family Guy, by a character named Gloria Ironbachs voiced by Candice Bergen in an episode titled I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar.

On September 12, 2011, Allred debuted in the court TV show We the People With Gloria Allred, a show using improv actors to reenact fictitious case scenarios.[6]

Works

  • Allred, Gloria; Rybak, Deborah Caulfield (2006). Fight Back and Win: My Thirty Year Fight against Injustice and How You Can Win Your Own Battles. New York: ReganBooks. ISBN 978-0-06-073928-7. OCLC 62755633.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "About Gloria Allred". Official website. gloriaallred.com. 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  2. ^ Winer, Laurie (June 20, 2010). "The Avenger". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  3. ^ Elsworth, Catherine (2007-10-14). "returned to Philadelphia to teach at a high school". London: Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  4. ^ ca.gov/search/member_detail.aspx?x=65033 "The State Bar of California: Gloria Rachel Allred". 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ^ Harris, Scott (1992-02-26). "Sparks Fly in Allred vs. Allred". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  6. ^ John Perry (March 2, 2011). "WE THE PEOPLE: Gloria Allred's Reality!". Hollywood Junket. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
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