Lucile Webster Gleason (February 6, 1888 â€" May 18, 1947) was an
American stage and screen actress. Gleason was also a civic worker who
was active in film colony projects.Lucile Webster was born on February
6, 1888, in Pasadena, California.Lucile Webster went on stage as a
teen working with her father's stock company. After she married actor
James Gleason, she realized stage success in New York City in a
production of The Shannons of Broadway (1927), written by her husband.
The play was adapted for a 1929 film of the same name, and was later
made into the film Goodbye Broadway (1938).Gleason's motion picture
career started with several movies in 1929 and continued until 1945.
The Gleasons continued to perform together in Hollywood. In 1929 they
co-starred in The Shannons of Broadway. In 1945, they made The Clock,
with Lucile playing the role of Mrs. Al Henry, the wife of her
husband's character.
American stage and screen actress. Gleason was also a civic worker who
was active in film colony projects.Lucile Webster was born on February
6, 1888, in Pasadena, California.Lucile Webster went on stage as a
teen working with her father's stock company. After she married actor
James Gleason, she realized stage success in New York City in a
production of The Shannons of Broadway (1927), written by her husband.
The play was adapted for a 1929 film of the same name, and was later
made into the film Goodbye Broadway (1938).Gleason's motion picture
career started with several movies in 1929 and continued until 1945.
The Gleasons continued to perform together in Hollywood. In 1929 they
co-starred in The Shannons of Broadway. In 1945, they made The Clock,
with Lucile playing the role of Mrs. Al Henry, the wife of her
husband's character.
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