Gloria Stuart Biography (1910-)

Original name, Gloria von Dietrich Stuart Finch (some sources cite Gloria Frances Stewart); daughter of Fred Finch and Alice Vaughan Stewart; born July 4,1910, in Santa Monica, CA; married Blair Gordon Newell, June 21, 1930 (divorced, 1934); married Arthur Sheekman (a comedy writer), July 29, 1934 (died, 1978); companion of Ward Ritchie (a printer and book designer), c. 1983-96; children: (first marriage) Blair Gordon; (second marriage) Sylvia Sheekman Thompson (a gardening writer). Addresses: Contact: c/o Screen Actors Guild, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036.; Agent: William Morris Agency,1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: July 4, 1910; Santa Monica, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Doris Baldwin, Street of Women, 1932
Ellen Steffens, The All-American (also known as Sport of a Nation), 1932
Margaret Waverton, The Old Dark House, Kino, 1932
Ruth Barnes, Air Mail (also known as Airmail), 1932
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood, 1932
Phoebe Pardway, Sweepings, 1933
Princess Sylvia, Roman Scandals, 1933
Mary Gregg, Private Jones, 1933
Dorothy Wilton, It's Great to Be Alive, 1933
Flora Cranley, The Invisible Man, Universal, 1933
Hollywood on Parade No. 9, 1933
Mary Dolan, The Girl in 419, 1933
Mrs. Bernsdorf, The Kiss before the Mirror, 1933
Irene von Helldorf, Secret of the Blue Room, 1933
Lorraine, Laughter in Hell, 1933
Alice Trask, The Love Captive, 1934
Jane Hamilton, I'll Tell the World, 1934
Barbara Kelton, Gift of Gab, 1934
Lucy Hausmann, Beloved, 1934
Anne Rogers, I Like It That Way, 1934
Dorothy "Dot" Martin, Here Comes the Navy, 1934
Bobby Halevy, Maybe It's Love, 1935
Pamela Pryor, Laddie, 1935
Ann Prentiss, Gold Diggers of 1935, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1935
Doris Martin, Wanted: Jane Turner, 1936
Countess Sonia, Professional Soldier, 1936
Mrs. Peggy Mudd, The Prisoner of Shark Island, 1936
Margaret Allen, Poor Little Rich Girl, 1936
Mary Chesbrooke, Girl Overboard, 1936
Joan Langford, The Girl on the Front Page, 1936
Ellen Godfrey, The Crime of Dr. Forbes, 1936
Anne Marvis, Thirty-Six Hours to Live (also known as 36 Hours to Kill), 1936
Janet O'Hara, Life Begins in College (also known as The Joy Parade and Life Begins at College), 1937
Linda Ryan, The Lady Escapes, 1937
Margie Ross, Time Out for Murder, 1938
Gwen Warren, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, 1938
Ann Adams, The Lady Objects, 1938
Carol Walters, Keep Smiling, 1938
Julie Hayes, Island in the Sky, 1938
Carol Murdock, Change of Heart, 1938
Julie Harrison, Winner Take All, 1939
Doris Winslow, It Could Happen to You, 1939
Queen Anne d'Autriche, The Three Musketeers (also known as TheSinging Musketeer), 1939
Glenda Forbes, Here Comes Elmer, 1943
Alice Walker, The Whistler, 1944
Bertha, Enemy of Women (also known as Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels, Mad Lover, and The Private Life of Paul Joseph Goebbels),1944

Phyllis Fowler, She Wrote the Book, 1946
Mrs. Horn, My Favorite Year, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
Mrs. Curry, Mass Appeal, Universal, 1984
Mrs. Connoly, Wildcats (also known as First and Goal), Warner Bros., 1986
Rose Dawson Calvert, Titanic, Paramount, 1997
Eleanor, The Love Letter, DreamWorks, 1999
Mrs. Helen Bishop, The Titanic Chronicles, 1999
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale, Universal Studios Home Video, 1999
I Used to Be in Pictures, 2000
Jessica, The Million Dollar Hotel, Kintop, 2000
Television Appearances
Movies
Adventures of the Queen, CBS, 1975
Store customer, The Legend of Lizzie Borden, ABC, 1975
Mrs. Parker, Flood!, NBC, 1976
Mrs. Bowman, In the Glitter Palace (also known as A Woman Accused), NBC, 1977
Roberts, The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan, CBS, 1978
Rose Hooper, The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel, CBS, 1979
Fun and Games, ABC, 1980
Mrs. Fowler, The Violation of Sarah McDavid, CBS, 1981
Merlene of the Movies, 1981
Gertrude, Shootdown, 1988
(As Gloria Stuart Sheekman) Kiki Watwood, She Knows Too Much, 1989
Grandma, My Mother, the Spy, Lifetime, 2000
Eliza Hoops, Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man, CBS, 2001
Specials
The Horror of It All, PBS, 1983
Middle-aged woman, There Were Times, Dear, PBS, 1987
Here He Is ... the One ... the Only ... Groucho, HBO, 1991
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling, PBS, 1992
Unscripted Hollywood, AMC, 1995
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
Humphrey Bogart: You Must Remember This ... (also known as Bogart: The Untold Story), TNT, 1997
Universal Horror, TCM, 1998
(Uncredited; in archive footage) Beyond Titanic (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
(As Gloria Stewart) Fox Studios Australia: The Grand Opening (documentary), Nine Network, 1999
Forever Hollywood (documentary), 1999
Hollywood, D.C. (documentary), Bravo, 2000
Interviewee, The Desilu Story: The Rags to Riches Success of the Desilu Empire, Bravo, 2003
Episodic
Saleswoman, "The Woman," The Waltons, 1975
Bag lady, "Female of the Species," Manimal, 1983
Edna Jarvis, "The Days Dwindle Down," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986
Entertainment Tonight, syndicated, 1998
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1998
Madeline Fawkes, "Father Figure," The Invisible Man, Sci-Fi Channel, 2001
Grams, "The Birthday Present," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2001
Catherine, General Hospital, ABC, 2002, 2003
Rosanna Wye, "Little Miss Lost," Miracles, ABC, 2003
Also appeared as guest, "Legends," Sidewalks Entertainment.
Miniseries
The Best Place to Be, NBC, 1979
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The GQ Men of the Year Awards, TNT, 1998
The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
Presenter, The 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, VH1, 1999
Stage Appearances
Masha, The Seagull, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA, c. 1932
Also appeared in Peer Gynt, Romeo and Juliet, and Twelfth Night, all at Pasadena Playhouse; also appeared in a production of Our Town.
RECORDINGS
Music Videos
Appeared in River by Hanson, 1998.
WRITINGS
Books
(And illustrator) Haiku, Imprenta Glorias, 1985
(And illustrator) Beware the Ides of March, Imprenta Glorias, 1987
Writing a Poem about Flying a Kite, Imprenta Glorias, 1987
(And illustrator) The Inscriptions at Tor House and Hawk Tower, Imprenta Glorias, 1988
Eve, Venus, and Others: Keats, Sappho, Baudelaire, and Others, Imprenta Glorias, 1990
Boating with Bogart, Imprenta Glorias, 1993
(With Sylvia Thompson) Gloria! I Just Kept Hoping (autobiography),Little, Brown, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, January 30, 1998, p. 68
New York Times, December 29, 1997
People Weekly, February 23, 1998, p. 52; May 11, 1998, p. 149

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