Gloria Hope (born Olive Frances, November 9, 1901 – October 29, 1976) was an American

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actress.

Life and career

She was born as Olive Frances in

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, Pennsylvania, in 1901. Following her education at a

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, school, she entered upon her career as a screen player and played successively with Ince,

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, Artcraft, Ince

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, Paralta,

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and

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. ''Naughty, Naughty'', ''The Gay Lord Quex'', ''Burglar by Proxy'', ''The Hushed Hour'', ''The Great Love'', and ''Outcasts of Poker Flat'' were a few of the many screen plays she appeared in. In 1920, ''Who's Who on the Screen'' reported that Hope was high, weighed and had a light complexion, auburn hair and blue eyes. She was signed in 1917 and starred in about 30 films before her retirement in 1926 at age 25 to have children. She starred with

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in films such as ''

The Guilty Man ''The Guilty Man'' is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat and starring William Garwood, Vivian Reed, and Gloria Hope. The film was based on a play of the same name by Ruth Helen Davis and Charles Klein. Plot As ...

'' in 1918, and with

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and Lloyd Hughes in '' Tess of the Storm Country'' in 1922. She married Lloyd Hughes on June 30, 1921, and they had children Donald and Isabel. On October 11, 1927, she married Joe Bishow, but the marriage was annulled in 1928. Hope died in

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. She is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, near Hughes.

Filmography

1920s

* ''

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'' (1926) .... Judith Moore *''

That Devil Quemado ''That Devil Quemado'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Del Andrews and starring Fred Thomson, Albert Prisco Albert Prisco (January 28, 1890 – ?) was an American actor born in Naples, Italy. He appeared in 28 film ...

'' (1925) .... Joanna Thatcher *'' Tess of the Storm Country'' (1922) .... Teola Graves *''

Trouble Trouble may refer to: Film and television * ''Trouble'' (1922 film), an American silent comedy-drama film directed by Albert Austin * ''Trouble'' (1933 film), a British comedy film * ''Trouble'' (1977 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Trouble'' ...

'' (1922) .... Mrs. Lee, the Plumber's Wife * ''

The Grim Comedian ''The Grim Comedian'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Phoebe Hunt, Jack Holt, and Gloria Hope. Plot As described in a film magazine, an automobile passenger tells an old man a tale, while speeding acr ...

'' (1921) .... Dorothy * ''

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'' (1921) .... Eve Hamish * ''

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'' (1921) .... Kitty Doyle *''

Prairie Trails ''Prairie Trails'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Tom Mix. Plot Cast * Tom Mix as Tex Benton * Charles K. French as Stephen McWhorter * Kathleen O'Connor as Janet McWhorter * R ...

'' (1920) .... Alice Endicott *'' The Texan'' (1920) .... Alice Marcum *''

Seeds of Vengeance ''Seeds of Vengeance'' is an American film released in 1920. It was directed by Ollie Sellers. It was an adaptation of Margaret Prescott's ''The Sowing of Alderson Cree''. The film starred Bernard Durning. It was a C. R. Macauley Photoplay. ...

'' (1920) .... Mary Reddin * ''

The Desperate Hero ''The Desperate Hero'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Owen Moore, Gloria Hope, Emmett King.Connelly p.339 Plot Cast * Owen Moore as Henry Baird * Gloria Hope as Mabel Darrow * Emmett King as ...

'' (1920) .... Mabel Darrow *''The Third Woman'' (1920) .... Marcelle Riley

1910s

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'' (1919) .... Leonora Faddish * '' The Gay Lord Quex'' (1919) .... Muriel Eden *''Rider of the Law'' (1919) .... Betty *''Burglar by Proxy'' (1919) .... Dorothy Mason *'' The Outcasts of Poker Flat'' (1919) .... Ruth Watson/Sophy, the girl *''Bill Apperson's Boy'' (1919) .... Martha Yarton *''The Hushed Hour'' (1919) .... Annie Vierge *''The Heart of Rachael'' (1918) .... Magsie Clay *''

The Law of the North ''The Law of the North'' is a 1918 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat, and written by Ella Stuart Carson, John Lynch, and R. Cecil Smith. The film stars Charles Ray (actor), Charles Ray, Doris May, Robert McKim (act ...

'' (1918) .... Virginie de Montcalm *'' The Great Love'' (1918) .... Jessie Lovewell *''$5,000 Reward'' (1918) .... Margaret Hammersley *''Free and Equal'' (1918) .... Margaret Lowell *'' Naughty, Naughty!'' (1918) .... Judith Holmes *''

'' (1918) .... Claudine Flambon * '' Time Locks and Diamonds'' (1917) .... Marjory Farrel

References

External links

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