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Wynne Gibson

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
46

Gender
Female

Birthday
July 3, 1905 (121 years old)

Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA

Wynne Gibson

Biography

Winifred Elaine "Wynne" Gibson (July 3, 1898 – May 15, 1987) was an American actress who was most active during the 1930s. She was born in New York City to efficiency expert Frank W. Gibson and authorized Christian Science healer Elaine Coffin Gibson. She began her acting career on stage, performing in the Ritz Girls show and as a member of Frederick Santley's Melody Maids and Ray Raymond's Melody Charmers. Gibson's first film credit was in Paramount's talkie Nothing But the Truth (1929). She went on to appear in approximately fifty films between 1929 and 1956, many of them B movies.

Gibson had a brief marriage to a stage manager. After that, she married actor John Gallaudet in 1927. They divorced in 1930. She became a long-time 'companion' of actress Beverly Roberts, with whom she starred alongside in the MGM comedy Flirting with Fate (1938). They shared homes together on both coasts until Gibson's death in 1987 of a cerebral thrombosis in Laguna Niguel, California at age 88.

Known For

Acting

1954Producers' Showcaseas
1948Studio Oneas Hotcha - conspirator
1943Mystery Broadcastas Eve Stanley
1943The Falcon Strikes Backas Geraldine H. Lipton
1942A Man's Worldas Blossom Donovan
1941Double Crossas Fay Saunders
1940Forgotten Girlsas Frances Wingate
1940Cafe Hostessas Annie
1939My Son Is Guiltyas Claire Morelli
1939Miracle on Main Streetas Sade Blake
1938Flirting with Fateas Bertha
1938Gangs of New Yorkas Orchid
1937Trapped by G-Menas Alice Segar, posing as Mrs. Donovan
1937Michael O'Halloranas Grace Mintum
1937Racketeers in Exileas 'Babe' DeVoe
1936Come Closer, Folksas Mae
1935The Crouching Beastas Gail Dunbar
1935Admirals Allas Gloria Gunn
1934Gamblingas Maizie Fuller
1934The Captain Hates the Seaas Mrs. Jeddock
1934I Give My Loveas Judy Blair
1934The Crosby Caseas Lynn Ashton
1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-1as
1934Sleepers Eastas Lena Karelson
1933Aggie Appleby, Maker of Menas Agnes 'Aggie' Appleby
1933Her Bodyguardas Margot Brienne
1933Emergency Callas Mabel Weenie
1933The Crime of the Centuryas Mrs. Frieda Brandt
1932The Devil Is Drivingas 'Silver'
1932If I Had a Millionas Violet Smith (uncredited)
1932Night After Nightas Iris Dawn
1932Lady and Gentas Puff Rogers
1932The Strange Case of Clara Deaneas Clara Deane
1932Two Kinds of Womenas Phyllis Adrian
1931Ladies of the Big Houseas Susie Thompson
1931The Road to Renoas Mrs. It-Ritch
1931Kick Inas Myrtle Sylvester
1931City Streetsas Agnes
1931The Stolen Joolsas Reporter
1931Man of the Worldas Irene Harper
1931June Moonas Lucille Sears
1931The Gang Busteras Zella Cameron
1930The Fall Guyas Lottie Quinlan
1930Children of Pleasureas Emma Gray
1929Sympathyas Trixie
1929Nothing but the Truthas Sabel Jackson

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