Gloria Grey

Gloria Grey (born Maria Dragomanovich; October 23, 1909 – November 22, 1947) was an American screen and stage actress and director, appearing in mainly dramatic/romantic films during the silent era and after.

Gloria Grey
Grey c. 1920s
Born	Maria Dragomanovich October 23, 1909 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died	November 22, 1947 (aged 38) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)	Ramón Romero ​ (m. 1929)​
Children	1

Career

Grey was born Maria Dragomanovich[1] in Portland, Oregon in 1909. She was educated in San Francisco, California.[2] Before beginning her career in film, Grey appeared onstage in vaudeville shows with the Gus Edwards Revue. Her career was spent chiefly during the 1920s in Hollywood, and the 1940s in Argentina. Her first film credit was the 1923 movie Bag and Baggage.[3]

She was given praise for her starring role in the 1924 adaptation of Gene Stratton-Porter's A Girl of the Limberlost, which garnered her the honor of being selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1924. However, the film did little else to improve her career. She also appeared in an action serial titled Blake of Scotland Yard.[4]

Grey appeared in 33 films[lower-alpha 1] during the 1920s, as well as five Spanish-language films made in Argentina during World War II, notably Back in the Seventies and Fragata Sarmiento.

Death

Grey was found deceased in bed at her mother's home in Hollywood, California on November 22, 1947, having succumbed to a two-month bout of influenza.[6][7] She was survived by her husband, magazine editor Ramón Romero, and their daughter. She is interred at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.[8] She is resting by her husband, mother, and daughter.[9]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1923	Bag and Baggage	Hope Anthony		[5]
1924	A Girl of the Limberlost	Elnora Comstock		[5]
1924	The Spirit of the USA	Gretchen Schultz		[5]
1924	Little Robinson Crusoe	Gretta Schmidt		[5]
1924	Dante's Inferno	Mildred Craig		[5]
1924	The Millionaire Cowboy	Pauline Truce		[5]
1924	The House of Youth	Amy Marsden		[5]
1924	The No-Gun Man	Carmen Harroway		[5]
1925	The Snob Buster	Molly McGuire		[5]
1925	Heartless Husbands	Mary Kayne		[5]
1926	The Patent Leather Pug	Billy's Fiancée		[5]
1926	The Night Watch	Nellie Powell		[5]
1926	Unknown Dangers	Corliss McHenry		[5]
1926	The Hidden Way	Mary		[5]
1926	Thrilling Youth	Mary Bryson		[5]
1926	Officer Jim	Banker's Daughter		[5]
1926	The Ghetto Shamrock			[5]
1926	The Boaster	Dick's Intended		[5]
1927	The Bronco Buster	Barbara Furth		[5]
1927	Range Courage	Betty Martin		[5]
1927	Blake of Scotland Yard	Lady Diane Blanton
1927	The Thrill Seekers	Mystery Girl		[5]
1927	On Special Duty		Short film
1927	Red Warning		Short film
1928	The Prince and the Papa		Short film
1928	Put 'Em Up	Helen Turner		[5]
1928	Winged Hoofs	Madge Weston	Short film
1928	The Hound of Silver Creek	Molly White		[5]
1928	A Tenderfoot Hero		Short film
1928	The Cloud Dodger	Sylvia LeMoyne		[5]
1929	Days of Daring	Ranch Owner	Short film
1929	Dodging Danger		Short film
1929	Lucky Star	Mary Smith		[5]
1929	Married in Hollywood	Charlotte		[5]
1940	The Golden Arrow
1940	Nosotros, los muchachos
1940	Fragata Sarmiento
1945	Back in the Seventies		Also known as: Allá en el setenta y tantos
1946	El tercer huésped

Notes

1. The American Film Institute erroneously lists several films made after Grey's death as being part of her filmography; among them are Holiday Rhythm (1950) and Gang War (1958).[5]

References

1. "What's In A Name? Ask Gloria Grey". New York Daily News. November 2, 1924. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Ten Years Ago Today". Close Up. Pool Group. July 20, 1923. p. 12 – via Internet Archive.
3. Katchmer 2002, pp. 143–44.
4. "The Answer Man". Motion Picture Classic. 31: 76. Jul–Dec 1930 – via Media History Digital Library.
5. "Gloria Grey Filmography". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
6. "Ex-Actress Gloria Grey Found Dead". Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1947. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Gloria Grey, Former Film Actress, Dead". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. November 24, 1947. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Ellenberger 2001, p. 215.
9. Donaldson 1997, p. 194.

Bibliography

• Donaldson, Geoffrey (1997). Of joy and sorrow: a filmography of Dutch silent fiction. Stichting Nederlands Filmmuseum. ISBN 9789071338106.
• Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-78640-983-9.
• Katchmer, George A. (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-78644-693-3.

External links

• Gloria Grey at IMDb