Anne Gwynne was the maternal grandmother of actor Chris Pine.
10 Facts About Anne Gwynne
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Anne Gwynne was born in Waco, Texas, the daughter of Pearl and Jefferson Benjamin Trice, an apparel manufacturer.
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Anne Gwynne soon began acting in small theaters and appeared in a newsreel and a charity short.
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Anne Gwynne co-starred with Buster Crabbe and Carol Hughes in Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe, a 12-episode Universal serial.
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Anne Gwynne made a number of Westerns at the studio, including two she numbered among her favorite projects; Men of Texas with Robert Stack and Broderick Crawford and Ride 'Em Cowboy with Abbott and Costello.
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Anne Gwynne is remembered by fans of horror films for her work in several pictures made in the 1940s.
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Anne Gwynne was a television pioneer, appearing in TV's first filmed series, Public Prosecutor ; she was a member of the regular cast, playing Pat Kelly, the district attorney's secretary.
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Anne Gwynne was a Democrat and endorsed Adlai Stevenson for president in the 1952 presidential election.
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Anne Gwynne died March 31,2003, of a stroke following surgery at the Motion Picture Country Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.
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Anne Gwynne was cremated, and her ashes were scattered at sea.