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{{short description|American actress (1898–1987)}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Wynne Gibson
| name = Wynne Gibson
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| caption = Publicity photo, 1931
| caption = Publicity photo, 1931
| birth_name = Winifred Elaine Gibson
| birth_name = Winifred Elaine Gibson
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1905|7|3|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1898|7|3|mf=y}}
| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1987|5|15|1905|7|3|mf=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1987|5|15|1898|7|3|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Laguna Niguel, California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Laguna Niguel, California]], U.S.
| spouse = John Gallaudet (1927–1930)
| spouse = John Gallaudet (1927–1930)
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| occupation = Actress}}
| occupation = Actress}}


'''Wynne Gibson''' (July 3, 1905 – May 15, 1987)<ref name=CalDeath>{{cite web|title=Wynne Gibson|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?ti=0&indiv=try&db=cadeath1940&h=2662833|work=California Death Index, 1940-1997|publisher=Ancestry.com|accessdate=2 May 2011|quote=Name: Wynne Gibson; SSN: 568095006; Birth Date: 3 Jul 1905; Birthplace: New York; Death Date: 15 May 1987; Death Place: Orange; Mother's Maiden Name: Coffin}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref name=NYTObit>{{cite web|title=Wynne Gibson Is Dead; Stage and Film Actress|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/21/obituaries/wynne-gibson-is-dead-stage-and-film-actress.html?scp=1&sq=Wynne+Gibson&st=nyt|work=[[New York Times]]|accessdate=2 May 2011|date=May 21, 1987|quote=She was 81 years old}}</ref> was an American actress of the 1930s.
'''Winifred Elaine "Wynne" Gibson'''<ref name="ci0118">{{cite journal|last1=Wagner|first1=Laura|title=Wynne Gibson: Tough Dame with a Heart of Gold|journal=Classic Images|date=January 2018|issue=511|pages=14-15, 66-69}}</ref> (July 3, 1898<ref>Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Name: Wynne Gibson, SSN: 568095006, Birth Date: 3 Jul 1898, Death Date: May 1987; Last Residence: 92677 Laguna Niguel, Orange, California, USA</ref><ref>1900 US Census Manhattan Borough, District 452, sheet 10; enumerated 7 June 1900, Name Winifred Gibson, age 1, daughter of Frank W. and Elaine Gibson, residing at 133 W. 62nd Street</ref> – May 15, 1987)<ref name=CalDeath>{{cite web|title=Wynne Gibson|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?ti=0&indiv=try&db=cadeath1940&h=2662833|work=California Death Index, 1940-1997|publisher=Ancestry.com|access-date=2 May 2011|quote=Name: Wynne Gibson; SSN: 568095006; Birth Date: 3 Jul 1905; Birthplace: New York; Death Date: 15 May 1987; Death Place: Orange; Mother's Maiden Name: Coffin}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref name=NYTObit>{{cite web|title=Wynne Gibson Is Dead; Stage and Film Actress|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/21/obituaries/wynne-gibson-is-dead-stage-and-film-actress.html?scp=1&sq=Wynne+Gibson&st=nyt|work=[[New York Times]]|access-date=2 May 2011|date=May 21, 1987|quote=She was 81 years old}}</ref> was an American actress of the 1930s.


==Early years==
==Early years==
The daughter of Frank W. Gibson and Elaine Coffin, Gibson was born '''Winifred Gibson''' in New York City. Her father was an efficiency expert, and her mother was an authorized [[Christian Science]] healer.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Collura|first1=Joe|title=Wynne Gibson: That Gibson Girl|journal=Films of the Golden Age|date=Summer 1999|url=http://www.filmsofthegoldenage.com/foga/1999/summer99/wynnegibson.shtml|accessdate=9 November 2016}}</ref> She attended [[Wadleigh High School for Girls]] in New York City.<ref name="gr">{{cite book|last1=Aaker|first1=Everett|title=George Raft: The Films|date=2013|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786493135|page=31|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qi7JiuIsQbsC&pg=PA31&dq=%22Wynne+Gibson%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiwn5mzipjQAhVIJCYKHaKOBjYQ6AEIPzAF#v=onepage&q=%22Wynne%20Gibson%22&f=false|accessdate=8 November 2016|language=en}}</ref> At one point during her youth, she ran away from home with a touring play troupe, acting with the group in three cities before her father found her.<ref name="ot">{{cite news|last1=Dietz|first1=Edith|title=She Can't Be Nice|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7373398/oakland_tribune/|work=Oakland Tribune|date=December 30, 1934|location=California, Oakland|page=54|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = November 8, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref>
Gibson was born in New York City, the daughter of Frank W. Gibson and Elaine Coffin Gibson. Her father was an efficiency expert, and her mother was an authorized [[Christian Science]] healer.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Collura|first1=Joe|title=Wynne Gibson: That Gibson Girl|journal=Films of the Golden Age|date=Summer 1999|url=http://www.filmsofthegoldenage.com/foga/1999/summer99/wynnegibson.shtml|access-date=November 9, 2016}}</ref> She attended [[Wadleigh High School for Girls]] in New York City.<ref name="gr">{{cite book|last1=Aaker|first1=Everett|title=George Raft: The Films|date=2013|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786493135|page=31|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qi7JiuIsQbsC&dq=%22Wynne+Gibson%22&pg=PA31|access-date=8 November 2016|language=en}}</ref>


At one point during her youth, she ran away from home with a touring play troupe, acting with the group in three cities before her father found her.<ref name="ot">{{cite news|last1=Dietz|first1=Edith|title=She Can't Be Nice|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7373398/oakland_tribune|work=Oakland Tribune|date=December 30, 1934|location=California, Oakland|page=54|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=November 8, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref>
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==Stage==
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Gibson was seen in vaudeville as part of ''The Melody Charmers''. Her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] credits include ''Jarnegan'' (1928) and ''When You Smile'' (1925).<ref>{{cite web|title=("Wynne Gibson" search results)|url=http://www.playbill.com/searchpage/search?shows=on&people=on&theatres=on&q=Wynne+Gibson&qasset=00000150-ac84-d16d-a550-ecbe94d60002|website=Playbill Vault|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref>


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==Stage==
In 1955 and 1956, she served as chair of the [[Equity Library Theatre]].<ref name=gr/>
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Gibson was a member of Frederick Santley's Melody Maids and Ray Raymond's Melody Charmers. She toured in the ''Ritz Girls'' show, in which she and Billie Vernon performed a sister act.<ref name=ci0118/> Gibson was seen in vaudeville as part of ''The Melody Charmers''. Her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] credits include ''Jarnegan'' (1928) and ''When You Smile'' (1925).<ref>{{cite web|title=("Wynne Gibson" search results)|url=http://www.playbill.com/searchpage/search?shows=on&people=on&theatres=on&q=Wynne+Gibson&qasset=00000150-ac84-d16d-a550-ecbe94d60002|website=Playbill Vault|access-date=8 November 2016}}</ref> In 1955–1956, she served as chair of the [[Equity Library Theatre]].<ref name=gr/>


==Film==
==Film==
Early in her career, Gibson had a small part in a film but had no special interest in appearing before the camera.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}} It was the stage that interested her and she began her stage career in chorus and was soon playing leads. She toured Europe then returned to America and tried for a dramatic part but failed and returned to musical comedy. [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] signed her when about to film ''[[Nothing But the Truth (1929 film)|Nothing But the Truth]]'' (1929), starting her success which continued in some 50 films between 1929 and 1956 although many were [[B movie]]s.<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name|id=0317224}}</ref>
Early in her career, Gibson had a small part in a film but had no special interest in appearing before the camera.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}} It was the stage that interested her and she began her stage career in chorus and was soon playing leads. She toured Europe then returned to America and tried for a dramatic part but failed and returned to musical comedy. [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] signed her when about to film ''[[Nothing But the Truth (1929 film)|Nothing But the Truth]]'' (1929), starting her success which continued in 50 films between 1929 and 1956 although many were [[B movie]]s.{{Citation needed |date=July 2021}}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Gibson had two brief marriages, both of which ended in divorce. She was a long-time companion of former [[Warner Brothers]] actress [[Beverly Roberts]].<ref name=gr/>
Gibson had a brief marriage to a stage manager. After that, she married [[John Gallaudet]], an actor, in 1927. They divorced in 1930.<ref name=ci0118/> She was a long-time companion of former [[Warner Brothers]] actress [[Beverly Roberts]].<ref name=gr/>


==Death==
==Death==
Gibson died in 1987 of a [[Thrombus|cerebral thrombosis]] in [[Laguna Niguel, California]].<ref name=gr/>
Gibson died in 1987 of a [[Thrombus|cerebral thrombosis]] in [[Laguna Niguel, California]].<ref name=gr/>


==Filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Nothing But the Truth (1929 film)|Nothing But the Truth]]'' (1929) - Sabel Jackson
* ''[[Nothing But the Truth (1929 film)|Nothing But the Truth]]'' (1929) - Sabel Jackson
* ''[[Children of Pleasure]]'' (1930) - Emma Gray
* ''[[Children of Pleasure]]'' (1930) - Emma Gray
* ''[[The Fall Guy]]'' (1930) - Lottie Quinlan
* ''[[The Fall Guy (1930 film)|The Fall Guy]]'' (1930) - Lottie Quinlan
* ''[[The Gang Buster]]'' (1931) - Zella Cameron
* ''[[The Gang Buster]]'' (1931) - Zella Cameron
* ''[[June Moon]]'' (1931) - Lucille Sears
* ''[[June Moon]]'' (1931) - Lucille Sears
* ''[[Man of the World (film)|Man of the World]]'' (1931) - Irene Hoffa
* ''[[Man of the World (film)|Man of the World]]'' (1931) - Irene Hoffa
* ''[[The Stolen Jools]]'' (1931) - Reporter
* ''[[The Stolen Jools]]'' (1931) - Reporter
* ''[[City Streets (film)|City Streets]]'' (1931) - Agnes
* ''[[City Streets (1931 film)|City Streets]]'' (1931) - Agnes
* ''[[Kick In (1931 film)|Kick In]]'' (1931) - Myrtle Sylvester
* ''[[Kick In (1931 film)|Kick In]]'' (1931) - Myrtle Sylvester
* ''[[The Road to Reno]]'' (1931) - Mrs. It-Ritch
* ''[[The Road to Reno (1931 film)|The Road to Reno]]'' (1931) - Mrs. It-Ritch
* ''[[Ladies of the Big House]]'' (1931) - Susie Thompson
* ''[[Ladies of the Big House]]'' (1931) - Susie Thompson
* ''[[Two Kinds of Women]]'' (1932) - Phyllis Adrian
* ''[[Two Kinds of Women (1932 film)|Two Kinds of Women]]'' (1932) - Phyllis Adrian
* ''[[The Strange Case of Clara Deane]]'' (1932) - Clara Deane
* ''[[The Strange Case of Clara Deane]]'' (1932) - Clara Deane
* ''[[Lady and Gent]]'' (1932) - Puff Rogers
* ''[[Lady and Gent]]'' (1932) - Puff Rogers
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* ''[[If I Had a Million]]'' (1932) - Violet Smith (uncredited)
* ''[[If I Had a Million]]'' (1932) - Violet Smith (uncredited)
* ''[[The Sign of the Cross (1932 film)|The Sign of the Cross]]'' (1932) - Orgy Guest (uncredited)
* ''[[The Sign of the Cross (1932 film)|The Sign of the Cross]]'' (1932) - Orgy Guest (uncredited)
* ''[[The Devil Is Driving]]'' (1932) - 'Silver'
* ''[[The Devil Is Driving (1932 film)|The Devil Is Driving]]'' (1932) - 'Silver'
* ''[[The Crime of the Century (1933 film)|The Crime of the Century]]'' (1933) - Freda Brandt
* ''[[The Crime of the Century (1933 film)|The Crime of the Century]]'' (1933) - Freda Brandt
* ''[[Emergency Call (1933 film)|Emergency Call]]'' (1933) - Mabel
* ''[[Emergency Call (1933 film)|Emergency Call]]'' (1933) - Mabel
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* ''[[Aggie Appleby Maker of Men]]'' (1933) - Agnes 'Aggie' Appleby
* ''[[Aggie Appleby Maker of Men]]'' (1933) - Agnes 'Aggie' Appleby
* ''[[The Crosby Case]]'' (1934) - Lynn Ashton
* ''[[The Crosby Case]]'' (1934) - Lynn Ashton
* ''Sleepers East'' (1934) - Lena Karelson
* ''[[Sleepers East]]'' (1934) - Lena Karelson
* ''[[I Give My Love]]'' (1934) - Judy Blair
* ''[[I Give My Love]]'' (1934) - Judy Blair
* ''[[The Captain Hates the Sea]]'' (1934) - Mrs. Jeddock
* ''[[The Captain Hates the Sea]]'' (1934) - Mrs. Jeddock
* ''Gambling'' (1934) - Maizie Fuller
* ''[[Gambling (film)|Gambling]]'' (1934) - Maizie Fuller
* ''[[The Crouching Beast]]'' (1935) - Gail Dunbar
* ''[[The Crouching Beast]]'' (1935) - Gail Dunbar
* ''[[Admirals All]]'' (1935) - Gloria Gunn
* ''[[Admirals All]]'' (1935) - Gloria Gunn
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* ''[[Racketeers in Exile]]'' (1937) - 'Babe' DeVoe
* ''[[Racketeers in Exile]]'' (1937) - 'Babe' DeVoe
* ''[[Michael O'Halloran (1937 film)|Michael O'Halloran]]'' (1937) - Grace Mintum
* ''[[Michael O'Halloran (1937 film)|Michael O'Halloran]]'' (1937) - Grace Mintum
* ''Trapped by G-Men'' (1937) - Alice Segar, Posing as Mrs. Donovan
* ''[[Trapped by G-Men]]'' (1937) - Alice Segar, Posing as Mrs. Donovan
* ''[[Gangs of New York (1938 film)|Gangs of New York]]'' (1938) - Orchid
* ''[[Gangs of New York (1938 film)|Gangs of New York]]'' (1938) - Orchid
* ''[[Flirting with Fate (1938 film)|Flirting with Fate]]'' (1938) - Bertha
* ''[[Flirting with Fate (1938 film)|Flirting with Fate]]'' (1938) - Bertha
* ''Miracle on Main Street'' (1939) - Sade Blake
* ''[[Miracle on Main Street]]'' (1939) - Sade Blake
* ''[[My Son Is Guilty]]'' (1939) - Claire Morelli
* ''[[My Son Is Guilty]]'' (1939) - Claire Morelli
* ''Cafe Hostess'' (1940) - Annie
* ''[[Cafe Hostess]]'' (1940) - Annie
* ''[[Forgotten Girls]]'' (1940) - Frances Wingate
* ''[[Forgotten Girls]]'' (1940) - Frances Wingate
* ''[[Double Cross (1941 film)|Double Cross]]'' (1941) - Fay Saunders
* ''[[Double Cross (1941 film)|Double Cross]]'' (1941) - Fay Saunders
* ''A Man's World'' (1942) - Blossom Donovan
* ''[[A Man's World (1942 film)|A Man's World]]'' (1942) - Blossom Donovan
* ''[[The Falcon Strikes Back]]'' (1943) - Geraldine Lipton
* ''[[The Falcon Strikes Back]]'' (1943) - Geraldine Lipton
* ''[[Mystery Broadcast]]'' (1943) - Eve Stanley
* ''[[Mystery Broadcast]]'' (1943) - Eve Stanley
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{IMDb name|0317224}}
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/21/obituaries/wynne-gibson-is-dead-stage-and-film-actress.html?scp=1&sq=Wynne+Gibson&st=nyt Obituary] in ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 21, 1987
* [https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/21/obituaries/wynne-gibson-is-dead-stage-and-film-actress.html?scp=1&sq=Wynne+Gibson&st=nyt Obituary] in ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 21, 1987
* [http://www.virtual-history.com/movie/person/929/wynne-gibson Photographs and literature]
* [http://www.virtual-history.com/movie/person/929/wynne-gibson Photographs and literature]


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Latest revision as of 18:34, 24 September 2024

Wynne Gibson
Publicity photo, 1931
Born
Winifred Elaine Gibson

(1898-07-03)July 3, 1898
New York City, U.S.
DiedMay 15, 1987(1987-05-15) (aged 88)
Laguna Niguel, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1929–1956
SpouseJohn Gallaudet (1927–1930)

Winifred Elaine "Wynne" Gibson[1] (July 3, 1898[2][3] – May 15, 1987)[4][5] was an American actress of the 1930s.

Early years

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Gibson was born in New York City, the daughter of Frank W. Gibson and Elaine Coffin Gibson. Her father was an efficiency expert, and her mother was an authorized Christian Science healer.[6] She attended Wadleigh High School for Girls in New York City.[7]

At one point during her youth, she ran away from home with a touring play troupe, acting with the group in three cities before her father found her.[8]

Stage

[edit]

Gibson was a member of Frederick Santley's Melody Maids and Ray Raymond's Melody Charmers. She toured in the Ritz Girls show, in which she and Billie Vernon performed a sister act.[1] Gibson was seen in vaudeville as part of The Melody Charmers. Her Broadway credits include Jarnegan (1928) and When You Smile (1925).[9] In 1955–1956, she served as chair of the Equity Library Theatre.[7]

Film

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Early in her career, Gibson had a small part in a film but had no special interest in appearing before the camera.[citation needed] It was the stage that interested her and she began her stage career in chorus and was soon playing leads. She toured Europe then returned to America and tried for a dramatic part but failed and returned to musical comedy. Paramount signed her when about to film Nothing But the Truth (1929), starting her success which continued in 50 films between 1929 and 1956 although many were B movies.[citation needed]

Personal life

[edit]

Gibson had a brief marriage to a stage manager. After that, she married John Gallaudet, an actor, in 1927. They divorced in 1930.[1] She was a long-time companion of former Warner Brothers actress Beverly Roberts.[7]

Death

[edit]

Gibson died in 1987 of a cerebral thrombosis in Laguna Niguel, California.[7]

Filmography

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Wagner, Laura (January 2018). "Wynne Gibson: Tough Dame with a Heart of Gold". Classic Images (511): 14–15, 66–69.
  2. ^ Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Name: Wynne Gibson, SSN: 568095006, Birth Date: 3 Jul 1898, Death Date: May 1987; Last Residence: 92677 Laguna Niguel, Orange, California, USA
  3. ^ 1900 US Census Manhattan Borough, District 452, sheet 10; enumerated 7 June 1900, Name Winifred Gibson, age 1, daughter of Frank W. and Elaine Gibson, residing at 133 W. 62nd Street
  4. ^ "Wynne Gibson". California Death Index, 1940-1997. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2 May 2011. Name: Wynne Gibson; SSN: 568095006; Birth Date: 3 Jul 1905; Birthplace: New York; Death Date: 15 May 1987; Death Place: Orange; Mother's Maiden Name: Coffin(subscription required)
  5. ^ "Wynne Gibson Is Dead; Stage and Film Actress". New York Times. May 21, 1987. Retrieved 2 May 2011. She was 81 years old
  6. ^ Collura, Joe (Summer 1999). "Wynne Gibson: That Gibson Girl". Films of the Golden Age. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d Aaker, Everett (2013). George Raft: The Films. McFarland. p. 31. ISBN 9780786493135. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  8. ^ Dietz, Edith (December 30, 1934). "She Can't Be Nice". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. p. 54. Retrieved November 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "("Wynne Gibson" search results)". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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