Date of Birth
10 December 1918,
Waco, Texas, USA
Date of Death
31 March 2003, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (stroke following surgery)
Birth Name
Marguerite Gwynne Trice
Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Mini Biography
Vivid, strikingly beautiful actress Anne Gwynne arrived in Hollywood a typical starry-eyed model looking to become a big film star, and ended up one of Universal Studio's favorite screamers in "B" horror films. Born in Waco, Texas but raised in Missouri, she first modeled Catalina swimwear and appeared in local community theater productions to gain experience. Universal Studios took one look at this gorgeous eyeful and immediately signed her up in 1939. Her first work was in westerns opposite the likes of Johnny Mack Brown, but she swiftly moved to chillers and at the mercy of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Lon Chaney Jr.. Though she seldom rose above the second-string ranks, she was quite popular with the servicemen as a WWII pin-up. As many others before her, TV proved a welcome medium in the 50s as her film career fell away, appearing in guest spots and commercials. Widowed in 1965, her health began to deteriorate in the 90s and she was forced to move to the Motion Picture Country Home. Anne Gwynne had the looks and talent to be a top star, but not the luck. Nevertheless, she was a game player who screamed with the best of them. She passed away at age 84 following complications of a stroke.
Spouse
| Max M. Gilford |
(1945 - 1965) (his death) 2 children |
Trivia
Mother of Gwynne Gilford and Gregory Gilford.
Starred, with John Howard and Walter Sande, in the first filmed TV series, "Public Prosecutor" (1947).
Was one of the top five pin-ups in World War II, according to a February 15, 1943 "Life" magazine article. Others were Dorothy Lamour, Ann Sheridan , Maureen O'Hara and Alexis Smith.
Suffered her first stroke in the early 90s.
A former "Miss San Antonio."
#1 pinup girl for 2 years in the "Yank" magazine for WWII servicemen.
Grandmother of Katherine Pine and Chris Pine
Mother-in-law of Robert Pine
Interviewed in "It Came from Horrorwood: Interviews with Moviemakers in the SF and Horror Tradition" by Tom Weaver (McFarland, 1996).
Anne Gwynne plays the protective ...
ANNE GWYNNE Died Mar. 31, 2003
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