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

• 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