Gloria Grahame
| Gloria Grahame | |
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1947
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| Born |
Gloria Grahame Hallward November 28, 1923 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 5, 1981 (aged 57) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Peritonitis and breast cancer |
| Resting place | Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Education | Hollywood High School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1944–1981 |
| Spouse(s) |
Stanley Clements (m. 1945; div. 1948) Nicholas Ray (m. 1948; div. 1952) Cy Howard (m. 1954; div. 1957) Anthony Ray (m. 1960; div. 1974) |
| Children | 4 |
Gloria Grahame (November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an American stage, film and television actress.
Grahame began her acting career in theatre, and in 1944 made her first film for MGM. Despite a featured role in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), MGM did not believe she had the potential for major success, and sold her contract to RKO Studios. Often cast in film noir projects, Grahame received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Crossfire (1947), and she won this award for her work in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952). She achieved her highest profile with Sudden Fear (1952), Human Desire (1953), The Big Heat (1953), and Oklahoma! (1955), but her film career began to wane soon afterwards.
She returned to work on the stage, but continued to appear in films and television productions, usually in supporting roles. In 1974, Grahame was diagnosed with breast cancer. It went into remission less than a year later and Grahame returned to work. In 1980, the cancer returned but Grahame refused to accept the diagnosis or seek treatment. Choosing instead to continue working, she travelled to England to appear in a play. Her health, however, declined rapidly and she developed peritonitis after undergoing a procedure to remove fluid from her abdomen in September, 1981. She returned to New York City where she died in October, 1981.
Grahame was born Gloria Grahame Hallward in Los Angeles, California. She was raised a Methodist. Her father, Reginald Michael Bloxam Hallward, was an architect and author; her mother, Jeanne McDougall, who used the stage name Jean Grahame, was a British stage actress and acting teacher. The couple had an older daughter, Joy Hallward (1911–2003), an actress who married John Mitchum (the younger brother of actor Robert Mitchum). During Gloria's childhood and adolescence, her mother taught her acting. Grahame attended Hollywood High School before dropping out to pursue acting.
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