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Gloria DeHaven
American actress and singer (–)
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| Born | Gloria Mildred DeHaven ()July 23, Los Angeles, California, US |
| Died | July 30, () (aged&#;91) Las Vegas, Nevada, US |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Spouses | John Payne &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Martin Kimmel &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Richard Fincher &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;&#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Carter DeHaven Flora Parker DeHaven |
Gloria Mildred DeHaven (July 23, – July 30, ) was an American actress and singer who was a contract star for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).
Early life
DeHaven was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actor-director Carter DeHaven and actress Flora Parker DeHaven, both former vaudeville performers. A newspaper article reported, "Miss DeHaven says that her real family name was O'Callahan before her father legally changed his name to DeHaven."[1]
Film
She began her career as a child actor with a bit part in Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times ().[2] She was signed to a contract with MGM.
She had featured roles in such films as Best Foot Forward (), The Thin Man Goes Home (), Scene of the Crime () and Summer Stock (), and was voted by exhibitors as the third most likely to be a "star of tomorrow'" in [3] She portrayed her own mother, Flora Parker DeHaven, in the Fred Astaire film Three Little Words ().
After a long absence from the screen, DeHaven appeared as the love interest of Jack Lemmon in the comedy Out to Sea (), also starring Walter Matthau.
Music
DeHaven's musical talents supplemented her acting abilities. Besides being cast as a singer in many of her films, including I'll Get By, So This Is Paris and The Girl Rush, and performing numbers in many of her movies, DeHaven sang with the bands of Jan Savitt and Bob Crosby and at one time had her own nightclub act.
DeHaven appeared often in the s at the El Rancho Vegas, the first full service hotel casino on the Las Vegas Strip[1] During the early s, DeHaven recorded for the small Seeco label, where she appeared on the compilation album Gloria Lynne and Her Friends. She was also heard on four of the Revisited compilations produced by Ben Bagley.[4]
Television
DeHaven appeared in the soap operasRyan's Hope (as Bess Shelby), As the World Turns (as Sara Fuller),[1] and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.
She was one of the numerous celebrities who appeared in the all-star box office flop, Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (), and guest-starred in television series, including Robert Montgomery Presents; Appointment with Adventure (episode entitled "The Snow People"); The Guy Mitchell Show; Johnny Ringo (as Rosemary Blake in "Love Affair"); The Rifleman; Wagon Train; The Lloyd Bridges Show; Flipper; Marcus Welby, M.D.; Gunsmoke; Mannix; The Jimmy Stewart Show, The Eddie Capra Mysteries; Fantasy Island; Hart to Hart; The Love Boat; Mama's Family; Highway to Heaven; Murder, She Wrote; and Touched by an Angel.
On March 21, , Gloria appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Later that year, she was cast in the short-lived police dramaNakia.,[5] She also appeared with Horace Heidt on his "Swift Family Show Wagon" in
From January to February , DeHaven hosted a morning call-in movie show on WABC-TV in New York City.[5] She also appeared on five episodes of Match Game 75 as a guest panelist.
Stage
DeHaven's Broadway debut came in She played Diane in the musical version of Seventh Heaven.[6] She also toured in a summer stock production of No, No, Nanette.[1]
Personal life
DeHaven married four times. Her first husband was actor John Payne, star of The Restless Gun, whom she married in and divorced in Her second husband was real estate developer Martin Kimmel.[7] They were married in and divorced the following year.
She was married to Richard Fincher, member of the Florida House of Representatives and a Miami Oldsmobile dealer, from until They remarried in and divorced again in [8]
She had two children with Payne, daughter Kathleen Hope (born ) and son Thomas John (born ) as well as two children with Fincher, son Harry (born ) and daughter Faith (born ).
DeHaven has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at Hollywood Blvd.[9]
DeHaven was a staunch Republican[10] and attributed her youthful appearance in later years to an organic diet and faith in prayer.[10]
Death
DeHaven died on July 30, , in Las Vegas of undisclosed causes a week after her 91st birthday while in hospice care after having had a stroke a few months earlier.[11][12] She was survived by her four children.[13]
Filmography
Films
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Alan Young Show | |||
| The George Gobel Show | December 8 episode[14] | ||
| The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen | 1 episode | ||
| The Rifleman | Lillian Halstead | Season 2, episode 6: "Eddie's Daughter" | |
| Johnny Ringo | Ronna Desmond | 1 episode | |
| Wagon Train | Allison Justis | 1 episode | |
| BBC Sunday-Night Play | Shirley Kellogg | 1 episode | |
| The Defenders | Agnes A | Season 1, episode "Gideon's Follies" | |
| Mannix | Gloria Newman | Season 1, episode 3: "Nothing Ever Works Twice" | |
| The Jimmy Stewart Show | Lucy Carruthers | Season 1, episode 'Old School Ties" | |
| Gunsmoke | Carrie | 1 episode | |
| Nakia | Irene James | 13 episodes | |
| Match Game | Herself | for one week | |
| Movin' On | Janey | 1 episode | |
| Quincy, M.E. | Doreen | 1 episode | |
| – | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Annie Wylie | 30 episodes |
| The Ted Knight Show | Delores | 1 episode | |
| Police Story | Jill's Mother | 1 episode | |
| The Eddie Capra Mysteries | Gail Cormac | 1 episode | |
| Delta House | Marion Wormer | 2 episodes | |
| B.Gloria de haven biography On all edit pages t open translation selector. Shampoo s. Three Little Words 6. Credits Edit. J. and the Bear | Mama | 1 episode | |
| Hello, Larry | 1 episode | ||
| Darkroom | Louise Lawrence | 1 episode | |
| – | Fantasy Island | Sophie / Mrs. Brennan | 2 episodes |
| Hart to Hart | Reva | 1 episode | |
| Falcon Crest | Gloria Marlowe | 1 episode | |
| Mama's Family | Sally Nash | Episode: "Positive Thinking" | |
| – | Ryan's Hope | Bess Shelby | 14 episodes |
| – | The Love Boat | Mary Halbert / Florence Dolan | 2 episodes |
| Highway to Heaven | Phoebe Hall | Season 3, episode "A Mother and Daughter" | |
| – | Murder, She Wrote | Phyllis Grant | 3 episodes |
| All My Children | Emma Mallory | ||
| Touched by an Angel | Beverly | 1 episode |
Stage work
Radio appearances
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- Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, –. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., , p.&#;
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