Gloria Grahame

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BIRTHDAY

November 28, 1923

Los Angeles, CA

DIED

October 05, 1981

RECENT CREDITS

Melvin and Howard (FILM) Jan. 1, 1980

Head Over Heels (FILM) Oct. 1, 1979

Mansion of the Doomed (FILM) Jan. 1, 1977

Odds Against Tomorrow (FILM) Oct. 15, 1959

Ride out for Revenge (FILM) Oct. 1, 1957

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BIOGRAPHY

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Born Gloria Grahame Hallward, American actress Gloria Grahame began performing onstage with the Pasadena Community Playhouse at age nine. She later acted in Hollywood High School plays and in stock. In 1943 Grahame debuted on Broadway (billed "Gloria Hallward)", and the following year, MGM signed her to a film contract. However, not until the early '50s did she come into her own as a sexy leading lady, often playing fallen women or cheating wives. For her portrayal of a somewhat classy tart in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Grahame won a "Best Supporting Actress" Oscar. Until the mid-'50s she landed a number of excellent roles, but her career gradually diminished and she retired from the screen in the late '50s. Years later she returned to play character roles, mostly in low-budget films. She married and divorced actor Stanley Clements, director Nicholas Ray, and writer Cy Howard; later she raised eyebrows by marrying Nicholas Ray's son (her former step-son), actor-producer Tony Ray. Gloria Grahame spent her last days working on the stage in England while battling cancer.

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