Gloria Saunders

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.

Gloria Ella Saunders
Born	(1927-09-29)September 29, 1927
Died	June 4, 1980(1980-06-04) (aged 52)
Occupation(s)	Actress of film and television
Years active	1946–1960

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. 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.

External links

• Gloria Saunders at IMDb