Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame November 28 1923 October 5 1981 was an American actress Grahame began her acting career in theatre and in 1944 she made her first film for MGM Despite a featured role in Its a Wonderful Life 1946 MGM did not believe she had the potential for major success and sold her contract to RKO Studios Often cast in film noir projects Grahame received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Crossfire 1947 and she won this award for her work in The Bad and the Beautiful 1952 She achieved her highest profile with Sudden Fear 1952 Human Desire 1953The Big Heat 1953 and Oklahoma 1955 but her film career began to wane soon afterwards She returned to work on the stage but continued to appear in films and television productions usually in supporting roles Diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1980 Grahame refused to accept the diagnosis and travelled to England to work in a play Her health rapidly failed and she returned to New York City where she died in 1981 Description above from the Wikipedia article Gloria Grahame licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia