Gloria Shea
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Born | May 30, 1910 New York City, U.S. |
Died | February 8, 1995 (Age 84) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
Other names | Olive Shea Olive Gloria Shea |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1929 - 1936 (film) |
Spouse(s) | Robert J. Stroh (1938 - ?) |
Gloria Shea (May 30, 1910 – February 8, 1995) was an American film actress.[1] She was sometimes billed as Olive Shea.[2]
Born in New York City, Shea received her schooling at the Convent of Notre Dame de Sande and was trained for the stage by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr..[2]
Shea had the female lead role in the Universal serial, The Phantom of the Air (1933).[2] On stage (billed as Olive Shea), she had the role of Baby in the Broadway production of Blind Mice (1930)[3]
She married Robert J. Stroh in 1938.[4]
On February 8, 1995, Shea died in Jacksonville, Florida.[4]
Selected filmography[]
- Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
- Women Won't Tell (1932)
- The Night Mayor (1932)
- Big City Blues (1932) as Agnes (uncredited)
- Big Time or Bust (1933)
- The Dude Bandit (1933)
- Strange People (1933)
- Dance Girl Dance (1933)
- A Successful Failure (1934)
- A Demon for Trouble (1934)
- Tomorrow's Youth (1934)
- The Oil Raider (1934)
- I Like It That Way (1934)
- Money Means Nothing (1934)
- Laddie (1935)
- Dangerous Intrigue (1936)
- Black Gold (1936)
References[]
- ^ Pitts p.26
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Gloria Shea Formerly Was a Zigfeld Girl". Universal Weekly. May 13, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Blind Mice-Cast". Playbill Vault. Playbill. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Gloria Shea". MyHeritage. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
Bibliography[]
- Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links[]
- Gloria Shea at IMDb
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 1995 deaths
- American film actresses
- Actresses from New York City
- 20th-century American actresses
- American film actor, 1910s birth stubs