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Gloria Franklin(1923-1984)

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  • Soundtrack
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Gloria Franklin in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
Playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal status makes a formidable barrier.
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Gloria Franklin was born on 16 October 1923 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Drums of Fu Manchu (1940), Lady of the Tropics (1939) and Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938). She died on 25 September 1984 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornOctober 16, 1923
DiedSeptember 25, 1984(60)
BornOctober 16, 1923
DiedSeptember 25, 1984(60)
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Known for

Henry Brandon and Gloria Franklin in Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
Drums of Fu Manchu
6.8
  • Fah-Lo-Suee
  • 1940
Hedy Lamarr, Robert Taylor, and Joseph Schildkraut in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
Lady of the Tropics
6.1
  • Nina
  • 1939
Rita Hayworth and Don Terry in Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938)
Who Killed Gail Preston?
6.2
  • Singing voice of Gail Preston(uncredited)
  • 1938
Ralph Bellamy, Allen Jenkins, Margaret Lindsay, and Joseph Schildkraut in Meet the Wildcat (1940)
Meet the Wildcat
6.2
  • Annabelle Lee
  • 1940

Credits

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Actress

  • Eddie Albert, Joan Edwards, Bill Goodwin, Gil Lamb, and Constance Moore in Hit Parade of 1947 (1947)
    Hit Parade of 1947
    6.8
    • Guest (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Roscoe Karns in The Gay Vagabond (1941)
    The Gay Vagabond
    • Sonya
    • 1941
  • David Bruce and Brenda Marshall in Singapore Woman (1941)
    Singapore Woman
    5.8
    • Eurasian Woman Asking David for Drink (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Ralph Bellamy, Allen Jenkins, Margaret Lindsay, and Joseph Schildkraut in Meet the Wildcat (1940)
    Meet the Wildcat
    6.2
    • Annabelle Lee
    • 1940
  • Henry Brandon and Gloria Franklin in Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
    Drums of Fu Manchu
    6.8
    • Fah-Lo-Suee
    • 1940
  • Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Singapore (1940)
    Road to Singapore
    6.6
    • Ninky Poo (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Hedy Lamarr, Robert Taylor, and Joseph Schildkraut in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
    Lady of the Tropics
    6.1
    • Nina
    • 1939
  • Rita Hayworth and Don Terry in Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938)
    Who Killed Gail Preston?
    6.2
    • Singing voice of Gail Preston (uncredited)
    • 1938

Music Department

  • Rita Hayworth and Don Terry in Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938)
    Who Killed Gail Preston?
    6.2
    • singing voice: Rita Hayworth
    • 1938

Soundtrack

  • Hedy Lamarr, Robert Taylor, and Joseph Schildkraut in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
    Lady of the Tropics
    6.1
    • performer: "Each Time You Say Goodbye (I Die A Little)" (1939)
    • 1939
  • Rita Hayworth and Don Terry in Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938)
    Who Killed Gail Preston?
    6.2
    • performer: "Twelve O'Clock and All's Not Well", "The Greatest Attraction in the World"
    • 1938

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Personal details

  • Born
    • October 16, 1923
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 25, 1984
    • Santa Monica, California, USA
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