Gloria Grey (born Maria Dragomanovich; October 23, 1909 â€" November
22, 1947) was an American screen and stage actress and director,
appearing in mainly dramatic/romantic films during the silent era and
after.Grey was born Maria Dragomanovich in Portland, Oregon in 1909.
She was educated in San Francisco, California. Before beginning her
career in film, Grey appeared onstage in vaudeville shows with the Gus
Edwards Revue. Her career was spent chiefly during the 1920s in
Hollywood, and the 1940s in Argentina. Her first film credit was the
1923 movie Bag and Baggage.She was given praise for her starring role
in the 1924 adaptation of Gene Stratton-Porter's A Girl of the
Limberlost, which garnered her the honor of being selected as one of
the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1924. However, the film did little else to
improve her career. She also appeared in an action serial titled Blake
of Scotland Yard.Grey appeared in 33 films[a] during the 1920s, as
well as five Spanish-language films made in Argentina during World War
II, notably Back in the Seventies and Fragata Sarmiento.
22, 1947) was an American screen and stage actress and director,
appearing in mainly dramatic/romantic films during the silent era and
after.Grey was born Maria Dragomanovich in Portland, Oregon in 1909.
She was educated in San Francisco, California. Before beginning her
career in film, Grey appeared onstage in vaudeville shows with the Gus
Edwards Revue. Her career was spent chiefly during the 1920s in
Hollywood, and the 1940s in Argentina. Her first film credit was the
1923 movie Bag and Baggage.She was given praise for her starring role
in the 1924 adaptation of Gene Stratton-Porter's A Girl of the
Limberlost, which garnered her the honor of being selected as one of
the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1924. However, the film did little else to
improve her career. She also appeared in an action serial titled Blake
of Scotland Yard.Grey appeared in 33 films[a] during the 1920s, as
well as five Spanish-language films made in Argentina during World War
II, notably Back in the Seventies and Fragata Sarmiento.
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