Gloria Talbott

Gloria Talbott (February 7 1931 - September 19 2000) was an American film and television actress.

She grew up, along with her sister, Lori Talbott, also an actress, in Glendale, California, a Los Angeles suburb. In addition to appearing in high school plays, the young actress first appeared in bit parts as a child actor in films such as "Maytime" (1937) "Sweet and Lowdown" (1943) and "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" (1945).

After leaving school, she started her own dramatic group and played "arena"-style shows at various clubs. After a three-year hiatus (marriage, motherhood and divorce), Talbott resumed her career, working extensively in both TV and films.

She worked on a regular basis in the 1950s appearing in "Crashout" (1955), the Humphrey Bogart comedy "We're No Angels" (1955) and "All That Heaven Allows" (1955). Talbott later became known as a scream queen after appearing in a number of horror films including "Daughter of Dr. Jekyll" (1957), "The Cyclops" (1957), and "I Married a Monster from Outer Space" (1958). She made many television appearances. She played the part of Jenny Watson in The Incident of the Calico Gun on "Rawhide".

Death

She died, aged 69, from kidney failure in Glendale.

Family

Thrice married, she was survived by her third husband, Dr. Patrick Mullally and two children.

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