Gladys George
George in 1937
Born
Gladys Clare Evans

(1904-09-13)September 13, 1904
Patten, Maine, U.S.
DiedDecember 8, 1954(1954-12-08) (aged 50)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeValhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
OccupationActress
Years active1918–1954
Spouses
Ben Erway
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(m. 1922; div. 1930)​
    Edward Fowler
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    (m. 1933; div. 1935)​
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      (m. 1935; div. 1944)​
        Kenneth Bradley
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        (m. 1946; div. 1951)​

        Gladys George (born Gladys Clare Evans; September 13, 1904 – December 8, 1954) was an American actress of stage and screen. Though nominated for an Academy Award for her leading role in Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936), she spent most of her career in supporting roles in films such as Marie Antoinette (1938), The Roaring Twenties (1939), The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Flamingo Road (1949).

        Early life

        George was born on September 13, 1904[1] in Patten, Maine to British parents, Sir Arthur Evans Clare, a "noted Shakespearean actor", and his wife, Lady Alice.[2][3] Another source indicated "Gladys was born in a little town in Missouri, where the troupe her parents belonged to happened to be stranded at the time."[4]

        Career

        George went on the stage at the age of 3 and toured the United States, appearing with her parents, who were British actors.[4] She starred onstage in the 1920s, and she had made several films during the early part of that decade. For her role in the film Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936), she received a Best Actress nomination at the 9th Academy Awards.[5]

        Other roles were in Madame X (1937), Marie Antoinette (1938), The Roaring Twenties (1939), The Way of All Flesh (1940), The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Hard Way (1943), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), He Ran All the Way (1951), Detective Story (1951), and Lullaby of Broadway (1951).

        George's Broadway credits include The Distant City, Lady in Waiting, and The Betrothal.[6]

        Personal life

        Gladys George was married and divorced four times. All of the unions were childless.

        • On March 31, 1922, she and actor Ben Erway eloped and were married by a judge in Oakland, California.[7] "They were remarried in San Luis Obispo August 3 of the same year. They separated September 14, 1930."[8] The couple divorced in October 1930.[9]
        • Her second husband was millionaire paper manufacturer Edward Fowler, who walked out in 1933 after finding the actress in the arms of her leading man Leonard Penn. At the time, George was playing a nymphomaniacal star in the Broadway hit Personal Appearance.[10]
        • George and actor Leonard Penn were married in a probate court in New Haven, Connecticut, September 19, 1935.[11]
        • Her last husband Kenneth Bradley, whom she married when she was 41, was a hotel bellboy 20 years her junior.[12][13]

        Health

        George was afflicted with numerous ailments, including throat cancer, heart disease, and cirrhosis of the liver.[12] She died from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1954 in Los Angeles, California, aged 50, and was interred in the Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in Burbank, California.[14]

        Filmography

        Film
        Title Year Role Notes
        Red Hot Dollars1919Janet Muirfilm debut
        The Woman in the Suitcase1920Ethel
        Below the Surface1920Alice
        Homespun Folks1920Beulah Rogers
        The Easy Road1921Isabel Grace
        Chickens1921Julia Stoneman
        The House that Jazz Built1921Lila Drake
        Straight Is the Way1934Shirley
        Valiant Is the Word for Carrie1936Carrie SnyderNominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Only Academy Award for which Gladys George was ever nominated.
        They Gave Him a Gun1937Rose DuffyCo-starred with Spencer Tracy.
        Madame X1937Madame X / Jacqueline Fleuriot / Miss PranOnly film starring Gladys George to have been released on VHS.
        Love Is a Headache1938Carlotta 'Charlie' Lee
        Marie Antoinette1938Madame du BarryFirst time Gladys George portrayed a historical figure. First supporting role since Oscar nomination.
        I'm from Missouri1939Julie Bliss
        Here I Am a Stranger1939Clara Paulding
        The Roaring Twenties1939Panama SmithJames Cagney film with one of many substantial early supporting roles for Humphrey Bogart.
        A Child Is Born1939Florette Laverne
        The House Across the Bay1940Mary Bogel
        The Way of All Flesh1940Anna Kriza
        The Lady from Cheyenne1941Elsie
        Hit the Road1941Molly Ryan
        The Maltese Falcon1941Iva Archer
        The Hard Way1943Lily Emery
        The Crystal Ball1943Madame Zenobia
        Nobody's Darling1943Eve Hawthorne
        Christmas Holiday1944Valerie De Merode
        Minstrel Man1945Mae White
        Steppin' in Society1945Penelope Webster
        The Best Years of Our Lives1946Hortense Derry
        Millie's Daughter1947Millie Maitland
        Alias a Gentleman1948Madge Parkson
        Flamingo Road1949Lute Mae Sanders
        Bright Leaf1950Rose
        Undercover Girl1950Liz Crow
        Lullaby of Broadway1951Jessica Howard
        He Ran All the Way1951Mrs. Robey
        Detective Story1951Miss Hatch
        Silver City1951Mrs. Barber
        It Happens Every Thursday1953Mrs. Lucinda Holmes

        References

        1. ↑ "Family Tree Legends". Retrieved December 1, 2014. lists Gladys Clare Evans born September 13, 1904, Maine - died December 8, 1954, Los Angeles, California.
        2. ↑ "SIR ARTHUR EVANS CLARE; Actor, Father of Gladys George, Is Dead in Hollywood". The New York Times. October 26, 1939. p. O29. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
        3. ↑ "Gladys George Made Her Hit, Had to Run". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 12, 1940. p. E7. Retrieved March 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
        4. 1 2 Tildesley, Alice L. (November 8, 1936). "Are You a "Yes-Woman"?". The Charleston Daily Mail. p. 76. Retrieved March 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
        5. ↑ "The 9th Academy Awards (1937)". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
        6. ↑ "Gladys George". Playbill. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
        7. ↑ "Ben Erway, Oakland Actor, And Gladys George Are Wed". Oakland Tribune. April 1, 1922. p. 4. Retrieved March 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
        8. ↑ "Utah Actress Asks Divorce". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Associated Press. September 20, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved March 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
        9. ↑ "Star Divorced". Oakland Tribune. October 8, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved March 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
        10. ↑ "Must Wait 3 Years to Wed in N.Y." The Milwaukee Sentinel. August 27, 1935. p. 18. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
        11. ↑ "Gladys George Marries Actor Named in Suit". The Salt Lake Tribune. Associated Press. September 19, 1935. p. 8. Retrieved March 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
        12. 1 2 Gladys George TCM. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
        13. ↑ "Gladys George Is Married". The New York Times. July 10, 1946. p. 19.
        14. ↑ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3rd ed. McFarland. p. 275.

        Further reading

        • Alistair, Rupert (2018). "Gladys George". The Name Below the Title: 65 Classic Movie Character Actors from Hollywood's Golden Age (softcover) (First ed.). Independently published. pp. 101–103. ISBN 978-1-7200-3837-5.
        • Maltin, Leonard (2015) [First published 1969]. "Gladys George". The Real Stars: Profiles and Interviews of Hollywood's Unsung Featured Players (softcover) (Sixth/ eBook ed.). CreateSpace Independent. pp. 88–102. ISBN 978-1-5116-4485-3.
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