Gloria Ella Saunders
Born(1927-09-29)September 29, 1927
DiedJune 4, 1980(1980-06-04) (aged 52)
Occupation(s)Actress of film and television
Years active1946–1960

Gloria Ella Saunders (September 29, 1927 – June 4, 1980[citation needed] ) was an American actress of film and television, primarily from the late 1940s to 1960.

Career

Saunders acting career began on stage. She was discovered when she performed in a production of Rebecca in the southern United States, after which she acted in a San Francisco production of Adam Ate His Apple.[1][2][3][3]: 1063 

Saunders appeared as a radio operator in the war film O.S.S. (1946) and in the Columbia Pictures film Red Snow (1952),[4] and she portrayed Zelda in the Columbia production Prisoners of the Casbah (1953).[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Newcomer Gloria Saunders in 'Danger Street'". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. January 25, 1946. p. Part II - 3. Retrieved 16 April 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Pitts, Michael R. (2015). RKO Radio Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1929-1956. McFarland. pp. 51–52. ISBN 9781476616834. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 738. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  4. ^ Daniel, Blum (1969). Screen World Vol. 4 1953. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 141. ISBN 9780819602596. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  5. ^ Lentz, Robert J. (2014). Gloria Grahame, Bad Girl of Film Noir: The Complete Career. McFarland. p. 143. ISBN 9780786487226. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Gloria Saunders". Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  7. ^ "Obituary for Gloria MAIER Saunders". The Los Angeles Times. 1980-06-08. p. 25.

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