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(Marguerite Gwynne Trice)
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| 1/10 December 18 |
is born in San Antonio/Waco, Texas. Her father’s a wealthy apparel manufacturer.
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graduates from San Antonio High School
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| 36 |
moves with her parents to Missouri
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attends Stephens College in Columbia, where she studies drama with Maude Adams
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| 39 |
when her father is transferred to Los Angeles, she moves to the West Coast
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her father’s position with Catalina Swimwear leads to work for her as a swimsuit model
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models and acts in theater productions such as Stage Door and The Colonel’s Lady
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| June 39 |
Universal puts her under contract without a screen test
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is billed “The TNT Girl” (Trim, Neat, Terrific). She is voted the #1 pin up for two years in Yank, The Army Weekly.
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| 43 |
meets actor Robert Paige while filming Frontier Badmen. They remain lifelong friends.
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| 44 |
does advertising for Royal Crown Cola
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| 30 December 44/45 |
marries theatrical attorney Max Gilford at her father’s home in Beverly Hills. Evelyn Ankers is the matron of honor, and Peggy Ryan is a bridesmaid
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| 46 |
her daughter, Gloria Gwynne Gilford, is born. She will become an actress.
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her son, Gregory Maxwell, is born. He will become a composer.
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| 65 |
becomes the widow of Gilford. She sells her Beverly Hills home and moves to an apartment in the San Fernando Valley.
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puts her children through college by working as a secretary and salesperson at Bullock’s Wilshire department store
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| 69 |
her daughter marries actor Robert Pine
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does a Head and Shoulders commercial
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| Mid-80s |
operates a boutique in Westwood, California
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| 92 |
is scheduled to attend the Memphis Film Festival when she suffers a stroke that affects her right side
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| 99 |
lives in the San Fernando Valley
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| 31 March 03 |
dies in Woodland Hills, California, from a stroke following surgery at the Motion Picture County Hospital. She is survived by her daughter, Gloria Gwynne Pine; her son, Gregory Gilford; and her grandchildren, Katie and Christopher Pine.
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Sources:
"Anne Gwynne: The Serviceman’s Dream" by Blackie & Alicia Seymour in Classic Images, Movie Stars of the ‘40s by David Ragan, Scream Queens by Calvin Thomas Beck, Western Women by Boyd Magers and Michael G. Fitzgerald |
Recommended Books:
Western Women by Boyd Magers and Michael G. Fitzgerald |
Links:
Filmography
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Universal's Leading Ladies of the Golden Age of Horror |
