1. Gloria Blondell was a stage, film, and television actress who was the younger sister of actress Joan Blondell.
13 Facts About Gloria Blondell
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Gloria Blondell's mother, Catherine Caine, was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, on April 13,1884, of Irish descent.
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Gloria Blondell died on October 5,1952, in Glendale, California.
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Gloria Blondell was a popular featured actress during the Golden Age of Radio.
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Gloria Blondell had the role of secretary Jerry Booker on I Love a Mystery.
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Gloria Blondell co-starred with Ronald Reagan in Accidents Will Happen and with Hans Conried in The Twonky.
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Gloria Blondell was in Daredevil Drivers and Three Sappy People.
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Gloria Blondell was cast in that series opposite Tom D'Andrea as her husband, Jim Gillis.
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Gloria Blondell appeared in the I Love Lucy episode "The Anniversary Present" in the role of Grace Foster.
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Gloria Blondell portrayed an aging prostitute who rescues a town from a trio of criminals in "The Looters", an episode of Wanted Dead or Alive.
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Gloria Blondell married film producer Albert R Broccoli on July 26,1940; they divorced August 7,1945.
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Gloria Blondell and Victor had one daughter, who was born prematurely and died at birth.
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Gloria Blondell died at age 70 in 1986 in Santa Monica, California from cancer.