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Early life
She was born as Gladys Clare Evans on September 13, 1904 in Patten, Maine (Another source says Hatton, Maine; a third source says "Gladys was born in a little town in Missouri, where the troupe her parents belonged to happened to be stranded at the time.") to English parents. Her father was Sir Arthur Claire, "noted Shakespearean actor."
Career
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 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.
Personal life
Gladys George was married and divorced four times.
On March 31, 1922, she and actor Ben Erway eloped and were married by a judge in Oakland, California. "They were remarried in San Luis Obispo August 3 of the same year. They separated September 14, 1930." The couple divorced in October 1930.
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.
George and actor Leonard Penn were married in a probate court in New Haven, Connecticut, September 19, 1935.
Her last husband Kenneth Bradley, whom she married when she was 46, was a hotel bellboy 20 years her junior.
Health
George was afflicted with numerous ailments, including throat cancer, heart disease, and cirrhosis of the liver. She died from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1954 in Los Angeles, California, aged 50, and was interred in the Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Filmography
Actress
1954
The Lineup (TV Series) as
Gladys Knight
- Tappan and Long (1954) - Gladys Knight
1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) as
Sal
- Sal (1954) - Sal
1954
Hopalong Cassidy (TV Series) as
Mrs. Edna Turner
- Grubstake (1954) - Mrs. Edna Turner
1953
Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) as
Madame Zodiac
- Murder on the Midway (1953) - Madame Zodiac
1953
Chevron Theatre (TV Series) as
Mrs. Gina Clinton
- The Green and Gold String (1953) - Mrs. Gina Clinton
1953
It Happens Every Thursday as
Mrs. Lucinda Holmes
1953
Your Jeweler's Showcase (TV Series)
- Roman Interlude (1953)
- Rocking Horse (1953)
1951
Silver City as
Mrs. Barber
1951
Detective Story as
Miss Hatch
1951
The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series)
- The Other Jessie Grant (1951)
1951
He Ran All the Way as
Mrs. Robey
1951
Lullaby of Broadway as
Jessica Howard
1950
Undercover Girl as
Liz Crow
1950
Bright Leaf as
Rose
1949
Flamingo Road as
Lute Mae Sanders
1948
Alias a Gentleman as
Madge Parkson
1947
Millie's Daughter as
Millie Maitland
1946
The Best Years of Our Lives as
Hortense Derry
1945
Steppin' in Society as
Penelope Webster
1944
Minstrel Man as
Mae White
1944
Christmas Holiday as
Valerie De Merode
1943
Nobody's Darling as
Eve Hawthorne
1943
The Crystal Ball as
Madame Zenobia
1943
The Hard Way as
Lily Emery
1941
The Maltese Falcon as
Iva Archer
1941
Hit the Road as
Molly Ryan
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne as
Elsie
1940
The Way of All Flesh as
Anna Kriza
1940
The House Across the Bay as
Mary Bogale
1939
A Child Is Born as
Florette
1939
The Roaring Twenties as
Panama Smith
1939
Here I Am a Stranger as
Clara Spaulding
1939
I'm from Missouri as
Julie Bliss
1938
Marie Antoinette as
Mme. du Barry
1938
Love Is a Headache as
Carlotta Lee
1937
Madame X as
Jacqueline Fleuriot
1937
They Gave Him a Gun as
Rose Duffy
1936
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie as
Carrie Snyder
1934
Straight Is the Way as
Shirley
1921
The House That Jazz Built as
Lila Drake
1921
Chickens as
Julia Stoneman
1921
The Easy Road as
Isabel Grace
1920
Homespun Folks as
Beulah Rogers
1920
Below the Surface as
Alice
1920
The Woman in the Suitcase as
Ethel
1919
Red Hot Dollars as
Janet Muir
Soundtrack
1951
Lullaby of Broadway (performer: "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone", "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town" - uncredited)
1943
The Hard Way (performer: "Youth Must Have Its Fling" (1942) - uncredited)
1939
A Child Is Born (performer: "My Melancholy Baby" (1911) - uncredited)
1939
The Roaring Twenties (performer: "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town" (1932) - uncredited)
1937
Madame X (performer: "You're Setting Me on Fire" (1937))
Self
1937
The Romance of Celluloid (Short) as
Self
Archive Footage
1995
Century of Cinema (TV Series documentary) as
Panama Smith, 'The Roaring Twenties'
- A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) - Panama Smith, 'The Roaring Twenties' (uncredited)
1981
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy (TV Movie documentary)
1974
AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) as
Actress 'The Roaring Twenties'
- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney (1974) - Actress 'The Roaring Twenties'