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{{Short description|American actress and singer (1913–2019)}}
{{Short description|American actress and singer (1913–2019)}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Julie Gibson
| name = Julie Gibson
| birth_name = Gladys Camille Soray<ref name="Branting2014">{{cite book|author=Steven D. Branting|title=Hidden History of Lewiston, Idaho|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KBKDAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA45|year=2014|publisher=The History Press|isbn=978-1-62619-354-3|pages=45–46|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921071505/https://books.google.com/books?id=KBKDAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA45|archivedate=September 21, 2015}}</ref>
| birth_name = Gladys Camille Soray<ref name="Branting2014">{{cite book|author=Steven D. Branting|title=Hidden History of Lewiston, Idaho|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KBKDAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA45|year=2014|publisher=The History Press|isbn=978-1-62619-354-3|pages=45–46|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921071505/https://books.google.com/books?id=KBKDAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA45|archivedate=September 21, 2015}}</ref>
| image = Julie Gibson singer.jpg
| image = Julie Gibson, 1937.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Julie Gibson, 1937
| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|9|6|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|9|6|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lewiston, Idaho]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Lewiston, Idaho]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|10|02|1913|09|06}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|10|02|1913|09|06}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}
| yearsactive = 1935–1984
| yearsactive = 1935–1984
| spouse = {{marriage|Jimmy Grier<br />|1939|1940|end=divorced}}<br />{{marriage|Dean Dillman Jr.<br />|1964|1967|end=divorced}}<br />{{marriage|[[Charles Barton (director)|Charles Barton]]<br />|1973|1981|end=died}}
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Jimmy Grier<br />|1939|1940|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Dean Dillman Jr.<br />|1964|1967|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Charles Barton (director)|Charles Barton]]<br />|1973|1981|end=died}}
}}
}}
}}


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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
On March 18, 1939, Gibson married bandleader Jimmy Grier<ref>{{cite news|title=Band Leader Weds In City|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15467045/julie_gibson|work=Arizona Daily Star|date=March 19, 1939|location=Arizona, Tucson|page=17|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 29, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref> in [[Tucson, Arizona]]. She sued for divorce from him in October 1940,<ref>{{cite news|title=Julie Gibson Is Seeking a Divorce From Grier|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15488516/julie_gibson/|work=The Baltimore Sun|agency=Associated Press|date=October 15, 1940|location=Maryland, Baltimore|page=2|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = November 30, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref> and the divorce was granted on November 26, 1940.<ref>{{cite news|title=Band Leader's Wife Wins Divorce Plea|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15489635/julie_gibson/|work=The San Bernardino County Sun|agency=Associated Press|date=November 27, 1940|location=California, San Bernardino|page=1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = November 30, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref> Her marriage to Dean Dillman ended in divorce in 1967. She was married to actor and film director [[Charles Barton (director)|Charles Barton]] from 1973 until his death in 1981.<ref name="Branting2014" /> She had no children. Gibson was interviewed by ''The Three Stooges Journal'' in 2004.{{Citation needed |date=August 2020}} She celebrated her 105th birthday in September 2018.<ref name="Branting">{{cite web|url=https://lmtribune.com/northwest/commentary-former-roundup-queen-made-her-mark-in-hollywood/article_6f3c2181-5209-5a53-9aa2-a9f92f639b47.html|title=Commentary: Former Roundup queen made her mark in Hollywood|publisher=The Lewiston Tribune|author=Steven Branting|date=September 6, 2018|accessdate=October 5, 2018}}</ref> Gibson died in her sleep in [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles]] on October 2, 2019, aged 106.<ref name="THR-julie-gibson-dead">{{cite news|last=Barnes|first=Mike|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/julie-gibson-dead-hail-conquering-hero-singer-dies-at-106-1248179|title=Julie Gibson, Singer in 'The Feminine Touch' and 'Hail the Conquering Hero,' Dies at 106|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group ([[Valence Media]])|location=[[Los Angeles]]|date=October 16, 2019|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref>
On March 18, 1939, Gibson married bandleader Jimmy Grier<ref>{{cite news|title=Band Leader Weds In City|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15467045/julie_gibson|work=Arizona Daily Star|date=March 19, 1939|location=Arizona, Tucson|page=17|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 29, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref> in [[Tucson, Arizona]]. She sued for divorce from him in October 1940,<ref>{{cite news|title=Julie Gibson Is Seeking a Divorce From Grier|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15488516/julie_gibson/|work=The Baltimore Sun|agency=Associated Press|date=October 15, 1940|location=Maryland, Baltimore|page=2|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = November 30, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref> and the divorce was granted on November 26, 1940.<ref>{{cite news|title=Band Leader's Wife Wins Divorce Plea|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15489635/julie_gibson/|work=The San Bernardino County Sun|agency=Associated Press|date=November 27, 1940|location=California, San Bernardino|page=1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = November 30, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref> Her marriage to Dean Dillman ended in divorce in 1967. She was married to actor and film director [[Charles Barton (director)|Charles Barton]] from 1973 until his death in 1981.<ref name="Branting2014" /> She had 5 children. Gibson was interviewed by ''The Three Stooges Journal'' in 2004.{{Citation needed |date=August 2020}} She celebrated her 105th birthday in September 2018.<ref name="Branting">{{cite web|url=https://lmtribune.com/northwest/commentary-former-roundup-queen-made-her-mark-in-hollywood/article_6f3c2181-5209-5a53-9aa2-a9f92f639b47.html|title=Commentary: Former Roundup queen made her mark in Hollywood|publisher=The Lewiston Tribune|author=Steven Branting|date=September 6, 2018|accessdate=October 5, 2018}}</ref> Gibson died in her sleep in [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles]] on October 2, 2019, aged 106.<ref name="THR-julie-gibson-dead">{{cite news|last=Barnes|first=Mike|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/julie-gibson-dead-hail-conquering-hero-singer-dies-at-106-1248179|title=Julie Gibson, Singer in 'The Feminine Touch' and 'Hail the Conquering Hero,' Dies at 106|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group ([[Valence Media]])|location=[[Los Angeles]]|date=October 16, 2019|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1941|| ''[[Nice Girl?]]'' || Girl || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[The Feminine Touch (1941 film)|The Feminine Touch]]'' || Singer in Nightclub || Uncredited
|-
|1942|| ''[[Here We Go Again (film)|Here We Go Again]]'' || Girl Guide || Uncredited
|-
|1943|| ''[[Let's Face It (film)|Let's Face It]]'' || Chorus Girl || Uncredited
|-
|rowspan=6 | 1944|| ''[[And the Angels Sing]]'' || Cigarette Girl || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Going My Way]]'' || Cab Driver || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[The Contender (1944 film)|The Contender]]'' || Rita Langdon ||
|-
| ''[[Hail the Conquering Hero]]'' || Singer || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Hi, Beautiful]]'' || Girl || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Practically Yours]]'' || Employee || Uncredited
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1945|| ''[[The Clock (1945 film)|The Clock]]'' || Girl || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Duffy's Tavern (film)|Duffy's Tavern]]'' || Nurse || Uncredited
|-
|1946|| ''[[Chick Carter, Detective]]'' || Sherry Marvin || Serial
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1947|| ''[[Killer Dill]]'' || Joan - Model ||
|-
| ''[[Bowery Buckaroos]]'' || Katherine Briggs ||
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1948|| ''[[Are You with It?]]'' || Ann ||
|-
| ''[[Blonde Ice]]'' || Mimi Doyle || Uncredited
|-
|1949|| ''[[Bad Men of Tombstone]]'' || Dolly Lane ||
|-
|1953|| ''[[Beat the Devil (film)|Beat the Devil]]'' || || Uncredited
|-
|1958|| ''[[Street of Darkness]]'' || Danielle Dubois ||
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Actresses from Idaho]]
[[Category:Actresses from Idaho]]
[[Category:Actresses from Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Actresses from Washington (state)]]
[[Category:American centenarians]]
[[Category:American women centenarians]]
[[Category:American film actresses]]
[[Category:American film actresses]]
[[Category:Singers from Idaho]]
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[[Category:People from Lewiston, Idaho]]
[[Category:People from Lewiston, Idaho]]
[[Category:People from Grant County, Washington]]
[[Category:People from Grant County, Washington]]
[[Category:Women centenarians]]

Latest revision as of 01:34, 1 November 2024

Julie Gibson
Julie Gibson, 1937
Born
Gladys Camille Soray[1]

(1913-09-06)September 6, 1913
Lewiston, Idaho, U.S.
DiedOctober 2, 2019(2019-10-02) (aged 106)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1935–1984
Spouses
Jimmy Grier
​
​
(m. 1939; div. 1940)​
Dean Dillman Jr.
​
​
(m. 1964; div. 1967)​
​
​
(m. 1973; died 1981)​

Julie Gibson (born Gladys Camille Soray; September 6, 1913 – October 2, 2019) was an American singer and radio, television and film actress who had a career in movies during the 1940s.[1] Gibson, who retired from the industry in 1984, was known for her work opposite The Three Stooges. She also collaborated with Orson Welles, John Huston, Ida Lupino and The Bowery Boys.[2]

Early years

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Gibson was born in Lewiston, Idaho, on September 6, 1913,[3][2] the daughter of Grover Cleveland Soray and Maude M. (née Peregrine) Soray. She graduated from Lewiston High School. She and her older sister Rea entertained local dramatics and music communities, with Julie singing and her sister playing harmony ukulele, before starting a stage act known as "Camille Soray and Her Girlfriends" that played The Granada Theatre.[4]

Career

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Gibson, after performing at the Victor Club in Portland, joined Bob Young's orchestra as a soloist in 1935 performing for radio station KSL in Salt Lake City and, after winning a talent quest, joined Eddie Duchin's Orchestra paying to syndicated broadcasts from Los Angeles. She gained notice singing with the Jimmie Grier orchestra in 1937.[5] The same year, she joined the cast of Joe Penner's radio program.[6] She made her first film appearances in small roles in the films Nice Girl? and The Feminine Touch (both 1941).[1][citation needed] Her first featured role was in the 1944 film Lucky Cowboy. This was followed by a series of starring roles in such films as Chick Carter, Detective, Bowery Buckaroos, and Are You with It? She also appeared in the Three Stooges' films Three Smart Saps and Sock-a-Bye Baby.[citation needed]

"Dissatisfied with the roles she was getting, Gibson broke her contract with Paramount and departed for Paris, where she replaced Faye Emerson in a filmed weekly series, Paris Cavalcade of Fashions, for U.S. movie chains. In the French capital, Gibson became a press representative for Fox and was assigned to the Huston films Moulin Rouge (1952) and Beat the Devil (1953)."[2]

In the 1950s, Gibson's career was relegated mostly to mid-sized to smaller supporting roles in films and on television. In the 1960s, she served as a Dialogue Supervisor on two dozen episodes of the television sitcom Family Affair.[citation needed] She also worked as an accent coach to help actors in films to speak appropriately for their characters' backgrounds.[7] Gibson also dubbed vocals for Betty Hutton and Diana Lynn in some films. She also went to Europe and supplied English voices for foreign stars in Italian and French films.[7]

Personal life

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On March 18, 1939, Gibson married bandleader Jimmy Grier[8] in Tucson, Arizona. She sued for divorce from him in October 1940,[9] and the divorce was granted on November 26, 1940.[10] Her marriage to Dean Dillman ended in divorce in 1967. She was married to actor and film director Charles Barton from 1973 until his death in 1981.[1] She had 5 children. Gibson was interviewed by The Three Stooges Journal in 2004.[citation needed] She celebrated her 105th birthday in September 2018.[5] Gibson died in her sleep in North Hollywood, Los Angeles on October 2, 2019, aged 106.[2]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1941 Nice Girl? Girl Uncredited
The Feminine Touch Singer in Nightclub Uncredited
1942 Here We Go Again Girl Guide Uncredited
1943 Let's Face It Chorus Girl Uncredited
1944 And the Angels Sing Cigarette Girl Uncredited
Going My Way Cab Driver Uncredited
The Contender Rita Langdon
Hail the Conquering Hero Singer Uncredited
Hi, Beautiful Girl Uncredited
Practically Yours Employee Uncredited
1945 The Clock Girl Uncredited
Duffy's Tavern Nurse Uncredited
1946 Chick Carter, Detective Sherry Marvin Serial
1947 Killer Dill Joan - Model
Bowery Buckaroos Katherine Briggs
1948 Are You with It? Ann
Blonde Ice Mimi Doyle Uncredited
1949 Bad Men of Tombstone Dolly Lane
1953 Beat the Devil Uncredited
1958 Street of Darkness Danielle Dubois

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Steven D. Branting (2014). Hidden History of Lewiston, Idaho. The History Press. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-1-62619-354-3. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Barnes, Mike (October 16, 2019). "Julie Gibson, Singer in 'The Feminine Touch' and 'Hail the Conquering Hero,' Dies at 106". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles: Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group (Valence Media). Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ancestry Library Edition". Search.ancestrylibrary.com. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "Photo". The Post-Register. Idaho, Idaho Falls. October 5, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved November 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ a b Steven Branting (September 6, 2018). "Commentary: Former Roundup queen made her mark in Hollywood". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "Sings With Penner". The Evening News. Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. October 22, 1937. p. 28. Retrieved November 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ a b Johnson, Erskine (January 8, 1964). "Julie Gibson, Accent Coach". The Central New Jersey Home News. New Jersey, New Brunswick. p. 24. Retrieved November 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Band Leader Weds In City". Arizona Daily Star. Arizona, Tucson. March 19, 1939. p. 17. Retrieved November 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Julie Gibson Is Seeking a Divorce From Grier". The Baltimore Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. Associated Press. October 15, 1940. p. 2. Retrieved November 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "Band Leader's Wife Wins Divorce Plea". The San Bernardino County Sun. California, San Bernardino. Associated Press. November 27, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved November 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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