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Encyclopedia > Gladys George

Gladys George (born September 13, 1900; died December 8, 1954) was an American actress. September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Born Gladys Anna Clare in Patten, Maine. Gladys starred on the stage in the 1920s, although she had made several films in the early part of that decade. Patten is a town located in Penobscot County, Maine. ...


But it wasn't until 1934 that she started becoming noticed for her film work. In 1936 she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Valiant Is the Word for Carrie. 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... // The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actresses, working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Valiant Is the Word for Carrie is a 1936 film which tells the story of a woman who runs an orphanage, fighting for the children against tough odds. ...


She also appeared in Madame X in 1937, The Roaring Twenties in 1939, The Way of All Flesh in 1946 and The Best Years of Our Lives and He Ran All the Way in 1951. She is perhaps best known to modern audiences as the wife of Miles Archer in The Maltese Falcon. Madame X is the title of several movies, all with the same plot. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Roaring Twenties is a 1939 crime thriller starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane & Humphrey Bogart. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... For the 1927 and 1940 films, see The Way of All Flesh (film) The Way of All Flesh (1903) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler which attacks Victorian era hypocrisy. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Best Years of Our Lives is a 1946 movie about three servicemen (an air force officer, an infantry sergeant, and an ordinary sailor) trying to piece their lives back together after coming back home from World War II. It is based on a novel by MacKinlay Kantor, Glory for... He Ran All the Way is a 1951 crime drama, considered a film noir, starring John Garfield and Shelley Winters. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Actors Bogart, Lorre, Astor and Greenstreet in The Maltese Falcon (1941) The Maltese Falcon (1930) is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett that has been adapted several times for the cinema. ...


Gladys died from a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 54 in 1954 in Los Angeles, California. Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D)  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ...


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Screen-tested by Paramount in 1934, George was signed by MGM instead; ironically, it was while on loan-out to Paramount that she scored her biggest film hit, 1936's Valiant is the Word for Carrie.
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