Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1900-09-12
Day of Death
1954-12-08
Place of Birth
Patten, Maine, USA
Gladys George
Biography
Gladys George was an American actress. George went on the stage at the age of 3 and toured the United States, appearing with her parents. She starred on stage in the 1920s, although she had made several films in the early part of that decade. She starred in Personal Appearance, a comedy by Lawrence Riley. This role was reprised by Mae West in the classic film, Go West, Young Man, which West adapted from the play. In 1936 George was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Valiant Is the Word for Carrie. George's Broadway credits include The Distant City, Lady in Waiting, and The Betrothal. Her only other first billed roles were in Madame X (1937) and Love is a Headache.[6] She also appeared in The Roaring Twenties (1939), The Way of All Flesh (1940), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and He Ran All the Way (1951). She played the widow of Miles Archer (Iva Archer) in The Maltese Falcon and Mme. Du Barry in Marie Antoinette. Her last successful roles were as Lute Mae Sanders in Flamingo Road, her brief appearance as the corrupt nurse Miss Hatch in Detective Story, and Lullaby of Broadway as the alcoholic mother of Doris Day's wholesome character. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gladys George, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (38)
It Happens Every Thursday
1953
Silver City
1951
Detective Story
1951
He Ran All the Way
1951
Lullaby of Broadway
1951
Undercover Girl
1950
Bright Leaf
1950
Flamingo Road
1949
Alias a Gentleman
1948
Millie's Daughter
1947
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
Steppin' in Society
1945
Christmas Holiday
1944
Minstrel Man
1944
