- Gloria DeHaven
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name = Gloria DeHaven
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birthdate = birth date and age|1925|7|23
birthplace =Los Angeles, California
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occupation = actress
yearsactive = fy|1936 - fy|2000
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website =Gloria Mildred DeHaven (born
July 23 fy|1925,Los Angeles, California ) is an American actress.DeHaven was the daughter of actor-director Carter DeHaven and actress Flora Parker DeHaven, both former
vaudeville performers. DeHaven began her career as achild actor with a bit part inCharlie Chaplin 's "Modern Times" (1936). She was signed to a contract withMGM Studios , but despite featured roles in such films as "The Thin Man Goes Home " (1944) and "Summer Stock " (1950), she did not achieve film stardom. She portrayed her mother in the Fred Astaire film "Three Little Words " (1950).DeHaven also appeared as a regular in the
television series andsoap opera s "As the World Turns ", "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman " and "Ryan's Hope ". She was one of the numerous celebrities enticed to appear in the all-star box office flop "Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood " (1976), and has guest starred in such television series as "Robert Montgomery Presents ", "The Rifleman ", "Wagon Train ", "Marcus Welby, M.D. ", "Gunsmoke ", "Fantasy Island ", "Hart to Hart ", "The Love Boat ", "Highway to Heaven ", "Murder, She Wrote " and "Touched By An Angel ".DeHaven has bee married four times to three different men. Her first husband was actor
John Payne whom she married onDecember 28 ,1944 and divorced in 1950. Second husband was Martin Kimmell onJune 21 ,1953 and divorced the following year. Her third and fourth husband was Richard Fincher from (1957 - 1963) and (1965 - 1969). Both marriages ended in divorce. She has two children with Payne, daughter Kathleen born 1945 and son Thomas born 1947. She has two additional children with Fincer, son Harry born 1958 and daughter Faith born 1962.For her contribution to the motion picture industry, DeHaven has a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6933 Hollywood Blvd.Filmography
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Modern Times " (1936)
*"Susan and God " (1940)
*"Keeping Company " (1940)
*"The Penalty " (1941)
*"Two-Faced Woman " (1941)
*"Best Foot Forward " (1943)
*"Thousands Cheer " (1943)
*"Broadway Rhythm " (1944)
*"Two Girls and a Sailor " (1944)
*"Step Lively " (1944)
*"The Thin Man Goes Home " (1944)
*"Between Two Women " (1945)
*"Summer Holiday" (1948)
*"Scene of the Crime " (1949)
*"The Doctor and the Girl " (1949)
*"Yes Sir That's My Baby " (1949)
*"The Yellow Cab Man " (1950)
*"Three Little Words" (1950)
*"Summer Stock " (1950)
*"I'll Get By " (1950)
*"Two Tickets to Broadway " (1951)
*"Down Among the Sheltering Palms " (1953)
*"So This Is Paris " (1955)
*"The Girl Rush " (1955)
*"Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood " (1976)
*"Bog " (1983)
*"" (1994)
*"Out to Sea " (1997)External links
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