Gloria Holden (September 5, 1908 in London, England – March 22, 1991 in Redlands, California) was a film actress of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s
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Early life
Gloria Holden came to America as a child. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Redlands is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works She attended school in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and later studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Wayne is an unincorporated community and a US Post Office located on the Main Line, centered in Delaware County, Pennsylvania The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with campuses located at 120 Madison Avenue in New York City (in a landmark The City of New York
Theater
Gloria Holden succeeded Lilly Cahill as the feminine lead in As Husbands Go at the John Golden Theatre on Broadway (Manhattan), in June 1931. The John Golden Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 252 West 45th Street ( George Abbott Way) in midtown- Manhattan. Broadway, as the name implies is a wide avenue in New York City. Prior to this she had small parts in plays like The Royal Family, in which she spoke four lines playing a nurse. She was an understudy to Mary Ellis in Children of Darkness. An understudy is a theatrical term for someone who learns the lines and blocking/choreography of a leading actor or actress in a theatrical play. Mary Ellis ( June 15 1897 – January 30 2003) was a star of the British stage She had a bit part in The Ferguson Family.
In August 1932 Gloria Holden was part of the cast of Manhattan Melody. The play was presented at the Longacre Theatre. The Longacre Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 220 West 48th Street in midtown Manhattan. The Lawrence Hazard play, adapted by L. Lawrence Weber, also featured Helen Lowell, Minnie Dupree, and William Corbett as players. William Corbett ("Bill" (b 1942 is an American poet, Essayist, editor, and Educator. She was the leading lady in Survivor (1933), written by D. Leading lady is an informal term for the actress who plays a secondary lead or supporting role usually a love interest to the Leading actor in a film or play L. James. Holden was among the cast members in Memory (1933), a Myron Fagan play. Myron Coureval Fagan ( 31 October 1887 - 12 May 1972) was a Jewish American writer producer and director for film and theatre
The western drama, The Long Frontier (1935), was presented at the Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, Connecticut. The Westport Country Playhouse is a Theatre in Westport, Connecticut, founded in 1930 by Lawrence Langner Westport is a coastal town located on Long Island Sound in Fairfield County, Connecticut, 47 miles north of New York City in the United Nance O'Neil headed a cast which included Gloria Holden, Alan Bunce, and Claire Carleton. Nance O'Neil (also Nancy O'Neil) (1874 - 1965 was an American Actress of stage and silent cinema of the early 20th century
Motion Pictures
She may be best remembered for two roles in her long career, that of Mme. Zola in The Life of Emile Zola (1937), and her "exotic" depiction of the title role in Dracula's Daughter (1936). The Life of Émile Zola is a 1937 Biographical film of famous French author Émile Zola. Dracula's Daughter is a 1936 Horror film, a sequel to the 1931 film Dracula.
In July 1937 Gloria Holden was assigned to play the character of Marian Morgan in The Man Without A Country (1937). The technicolor short co-starred John Litel and was nominated for an Academy Award. Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation John Litel ( December 30, 1892 – February 3, 1972) was a film actor "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.
In Dodge City (1939), Gloria Holden played the part of the aunt of Olivia de Havilland, Mrs. Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) is a two-time Academy Award -winning actress. Cole. This Warner Brothers western drama was filmed in Modesto, California. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Modesto is the County seat of Stanislaus County in the US state of California.
In the Pearl Harbor-themed Behind The Rising Sun (1943), Gloria Holden portrays Sara Braden and plays alongside of Robert Ryan and Margo. Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu.
Gloria Holden accumulated film credits throughout the 1940s and 1950s, including films such as The Hucksters (1947), Killer McCoy (1947), Precious Waters (1948), A Kiss For Corliss (1949), and The Eddie Duchin Story (1956). Her last roles came in 1958, when she played in This Happy Feeling and Auntie Mame ((uncredited). Auntie Mame is a 1958 film based on the novel of the same name starring Rosalind Russell and directed by Morton DaCosta.
Personal life
Gloria Holden had brown hair and eyes and an olive complexion. She was 5'5" tall and weighed 124 pounds.
In 1931 Gloria Holden had a son who was six years of age.
In 1937 dated Rudy Sehr, a member of a Viennese banking family and a film cutter in Hollywood Gloria.
In 1944 she married William Hoyt, her husband until her death.
Gloria Holden was an enthusiastic cyclist.
She died in 1991 in Redlands, California, USA, from a heart attack, aged 82.
References
- New York Times, In The Summer Spotlight, June 14, 1931, Page X3.
- New York Times, Theatrical Notes, August 27, 1932, Page 13.
- New York Times, 16 New Plays Open In Byways Tonight, August 14, 1933, Page 18.
- New York Times, Theatrical Notes, January 27, 1934, Page 8.
- New York Times, Listing The Week's New Shows, July 21, 1935, Page X1.
- Zanesville Signal, Liberty Horror Film, June 23, 1936, Page 11.
- Los Angeles Times, New Film Productions Started In Last Week February 2, 1936, Page C1. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed
- Los Angeles Times, The Pageant of The Film World, July 14, 1937, Page 13.
- Los Angeles Times, Around And About In Hollywood, October 4, 1937, Page A9
- Los Angeles Times, Town Called Hollywood, August 21, 1938, Page C1.
- Los Angeles Times, Troupe Treks To Modesto Location, November 11, 1938, Page 10.
- Los Angeles Times, Jap Treachery Background of Screen Drama, September 11, 1943, Page 7. Jap is an English abbreviation of the word " Japanese " Today it is regarded as an Ethnic slur, though English-speaking countries differ in the degree they
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