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Frances Gifford

Frances Gifford

Actor

Born December 7, 1920 in Long Beach, California, USA

Died January 15, 1994

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Biography

Frances Gifford had a somewhat unorthodox introduction to the movie business. Born and raised in Long Beach, California, she had no ambition to be an actress, and in fact had applied to UCLA when, at age 16, she and a friend got to visit the Samuel Goldwyn Studios, where they watched a movie being shot. A studio exec saw her and asked if she would take a screen test. She did, the studio was impressed with the result and put her under contract. Nothing much came of it, however, other than bit parts, and she moved to RKO. Nothing much happened there, either. She had married actor James Dunn and decided to retire, which she did, in 1938. Off the screen for almost two years, she got a small part in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), and her career began to revive. She was signed by Paramount, which soon loaned her to Republic, where she made the film she is probably most remembered for: the serial Jungle Girl (1941), based on an Edgar Rice Burroughs story.

Unfortunately, her career never really took off, and she bounced around among several studios. In 1948 she was involved in an auto accident in which she received severe head injuries. Although she seemed to recover physically, her career took a nosedive, and she made her last film in 1953. In 1958 newspaper stories reported that as a result of the injuries sustained in the accident, she was admitted to a California state mental hospital. Nothing further was heard from her or about her until 1983, when a writer for a film magazine found her in Pasadena. She had apparently fully overcome her physical and mental problems and was working for the city library. She died of emphysema in Pasadena in 1994.

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Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

Panther Girl of the Kongo Poster

Panther Girl of the Kongo Feature Film1955Panther Girl

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953Evelyn Crewes

Sky Commando Poster

Sky Commando Feature Film1953Jo McWethy

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse Poster

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse TV Series1953Mother

Gruen Guild Theater TV Series19511 episode, 1952

Riding High Poster

Riding High Feature Film1950Margaret Higgins

Fireside Theatre Poster

Fireside Theatre TV Series1949Margaret

Luxury Liner Poster

Luxury Liner Feature Film1948Laura Dene

The Arnelo Affair Poster

The Arnelo Affair Feature Film1947Anne Parkson

Little Mister Jim Poster

Little Mister Jim Feature Film1946Jean Tukker

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes Poster

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes Feature Film1945Viola Johnson

She Went to the Races Poster

She Went to the Races Feature Film1945Dr. Ann Wotters

Thrill of a Romance Poster

Thrill of a Romance Feature Film1945Maude Bancroft

Marriage Is a Private Affair Poster

Marriage Is a Private Affair Feature Film1944Sissy Mortimer

Twenty Years After Poster

Twenty Years After Short Film1944

Cry 'Havoc' Poster

Cry 'Havoc' Feature Film1943Helen

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour Poster

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour Feature Film1943Hilary Dane

Tarzan Triumphs Poster

Tarzan Triumphs Feature Film1943Zandra

American Empire Poster

American Empire Feature Film1942Abigail 'Abby' Taylor

Beyond the Blue Horizon Poster

Beyond the Blue Horizon Feature Film1942Charlotte

My Heart Belongs to Daddy Poster

My Heart Belongs to Daddy Feature Film1942Grace Saunders

Star Spangled Rhythm Poster

Star Spangled Rhythm Feature Film1942Frances Gifford

The Glass Key Poster

The Glass Key Feature Film1942Nurse

The Remarkable Andrew Poster

The Remarkable Andrew Feature Film1942Miss Halsey

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die Poster

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die Feature Film1942Ruth Grant

Border Vigilantes Poster

Border Vigilantes Feature Film1941Helen Forbes

Jungle Girl Poster

Jungle Girl Feature Film1941Nyoka Meredith

Louisiana Purchase Poster

Louisiana Purchase Feature Film1941Salesgirl

The Reluctant Dragon Poster

The Reluctant Dragon Feature Film1941Doris

West Point Widow Poster

West Point Widow Feature Film1941Daphné

Forty Little Mothers Poster

Forty Little Mothers Feature Film1940Granville Girl

Hold That Woman! Poster

Hold That Woman! Feature Film1940Mary Mulvaney - aka Mary Parker

Mercy Plane Poster

Mercy Plane Feature Film1939Brenda Gordon

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Poster

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Feature Film1939Hopper Girl

Bringing Up Baby Poster

Bringing Up Baby Feature Film1938Minor Role

Having Wonderful Time Poster

Having Wonderful Time Feature Film1938Salesgirl

Maid's Night Out Poster

Maid's Night Out Feature Film1938Ticket Seller - Octopus Concession

Night Spot Poster

Night Spot Feature Film1938Nightclub Patron

Sky Giant Poster

Sky Giant Feature Film1938Stewardess

Living on Love Poster

Living on Love Feature Film1937Bus Passenger

New Faces of 1937 Poster

New Faces of 1937 Feature Film1937Showgirl

Stage Door Poster

Stage Door Feature Film1937Mary McGuire

The Big Shot Poster

The Big Shot Feature Film1937Bertram's Secretary

There Goes the Groom Poster

There Goes the Groom Feature Film1937Undetermined Role

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