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Gloria Talbott
1931-2000
Updated 2/1/2008.
biography
Born in Glendale, California, in February 1931, lovely Gloria Talbott began her acting career while still a child; she can be seen in small roles in Sweet and Low-Down (1944) and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) and later was named 'Miss Glendale.' After completing high school, Talbott built her acting career on the stage, working her way up to a trio of western films released by Allied Artists: Desert Pursuit (1952; with Virginia Grey), Northern Patrol (1953; with Kirby Grant), and Border City Rustlers (1953; with Guy Madison). Thereafter, Talbott appeared in numerous westerns throughout her career. In addition, she had recurring roles on two popular TV westerns in the 1950s: Annie Oakley (1954-1956) and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955-1961).
Cheesecake shots of Gloria Talbott
Westerns aside, Talbott is best remembered as a scream queen in several 1950s cult classic horror films, including The Cyclops (1957; with James Craig), Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957; with John Agar), I Married a Monster From Outer Space (1958; with Tom Tryon), and The Leech Woman (1960; with Coleen Gray and Grant Williams).
the films of gloria talbott
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
From the Douglas Sirk melodrama All That Heaven Allows. LEFT and CENTER: Kay Scott (Talbott) is comforted by her mother, Cary (Jane Wyman). RIGHT: Kay and her brother Ned confront Ron Kirby (Rock Hudson) about his affair with their mother
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957)
Gloria Talbott is the Daughter of Dr. Jekyll. This film also featured John Agar and was directed by low budget auteur Edgar G. Ulmer in a week-long production schedule
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957)
From The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm, the final film in Universal's Ma and Pa Kettle series. LEFT, CENTER A and B: With Marjorie Main, John Smith, and Parker Fennelly.
CENTER C and RIGHT: Talbott romances lumberjack Brad Johnson (John Smith)
The Cyclops (1957)
From the Allied Artists horror flick The Cyclops. RIGHT: Lobby card featuring Gloria Talbott. RIGHT: With James Craig
I Married a Monster From Outer Space (1958)
A good movie with a great explotation title, I Married a Monster From Outer Space was produced by Paramount for about $170,000. The right photo includes Tom Tryon
The Leech Woman (1960)
Stills from the campy 1960 Universal horror flick The Leech Woman. LEFT: With Phillip Terry. CENTER: With Coleen Gray and Grant Williams. RIGHT: Coleen Gray and Talbott duke it out over the affections of Grant Williams
later years
Gloria Talbott remarried in 1961 and cooled her film career but nonetheless acted on many popular TV programs of the day, including Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, and Surfside 6. She had a daughter with her second husband, but the couple parted ways before long. She threw in the towel on her acting career in 1966 in order to raise her children; her last film was the low-budget western An Eye for an Eye (1966; with Robert Lansing and Patrick Wayne). Sadly, Gloria Talbott passed away in September 2000 at the age of 69.
We're Not Married [DVD](1952) DVD
Comic anthology about an elderly judge who discovers some of the marriage ceremonies he performed were not valid. Among the couples involved: new parents David Wayne and beauty queen Marilyn Monroe; bickering radio stars Ginger Rogers and Fred Allen; millionaire Louis Calhern and sneaky wife Zsa Zsa Gabor; soldier Eddie Bracken and pregnant spouse Mitzi Gaynor; and Eve Arden and Paul Douglas, who's considering adultery. 85 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish.
All That Heaven Allows [DVD](1955) DVD
Producer Ross Hunter reunited "Magnificent Obsession" stars Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman and director Douglas Sirk for this lush romance in which small-town widow Wyman is drawn to handsome gardener Hudson, a man 15 years her junior, and faces scandal and scorn from her friends and family. With Agnes Moorehead, Gloria Talbot, Conrad Nagel. 89 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby mono; Subtitles: English; documentary; featurette; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.
We're No Angels [DVD](1955) DVD
Classic offbeat comedy focuses on a trio of convicts (Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray and Peter Ustinov) who escapes from Devil's Island and seeks refuge with a bumbling French shopkeeper (Leo G. Carroll) and his family. As they get mixed up in a plan to help Carroll get out from under the boot of his domineering cousin and boss (Basil Rathbone), the boys begin to wonder if life was easier on the inside. Joan Bennett, Gloria Talbott also star. 105 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English.
I Married A Monster From Outer Space [DVD](1958) DVD
The groom's a nice all-American guy: handsome, energetic, crazy for his wife. But wait! Why are his eyes turning those weird colors? And his nails...when is the last time he got them clipped? Fifties sci-fi classic stars Tom Tryon, Gloria Talbott. 77 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English.
Bob Hope: M-G-M Movie Legends Collection [DVD] DVD
When war correspondent Bob Hope is fired, he tries to win his job back by uncovering a Nazi spy ring. "They Got Me Covered" (1943) co-stars Dorothy Lamour, Otto Preminger. Eastern insurance salesman Hope inadvertently sells a policy to outlaw Jesse James, then heads out West, not knowing that his client has a plan to get Hope mistaken for him and shot. "Alias Jesse James" (1959) also stars Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey, with numerous movie cowboys in cameos. Hope and Lucille Ball star in the satirical "The Facts of Life" (1960), playing the participants in a would-be love affair that never gets started thanks to their families. Ruth Hussey, Louis Nye co-star. Real estate agent Hope tries to hide a runaway movie queen (Elke Sommer) while her film director boyfriend and the studio look for her. "Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!" (1967) co-stars Phyllis Diller, Cesare Danova. Seven-disc set also includes "I'll Take Sweden," "The Princess and the Pirate," and "The Road to Hong Kong." 11 1/4 hrs. total. Standard/Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish.
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filmography
An Eye for an Eye (1966) with Robert Lansing and Patrick Wayne
Arizona Raiders (1965) with Audie Murphy, Buster Crabbe, and Ben Cooper
The Crimebusters (1961) with Mark Richman, Martin Gabel, and Bruce Dern
The Leech Woman (1960) with Coleen Gray, Grant Williams, and Phillip Terry
Oklahoma Territory (1960) with Bill Williams and X. Brands
The Oregon Trail (1959) with Fred MacMurray and John Carradine
Girls Town (1959) with Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme, Elinor Donahue, Ray Anthony, and Dick Contino
Alias Jesse James (1959) with Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming, and Wendell Corey
I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958) with Tom Tryon and Ty Hardin
Cattle Empire (1958) with Joel McCrea and Phyllis Coates
Taming Sutton's Gal (1957) with John Lupton and Jack Kelly
The Cyclops (1957) with James Craig and Lon Chaney Jr.
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957) with John Agar
The Oklahoman (1957) with Joel McCrea and Barbara Hale
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957) with Marjorie Main and John Smith
The Young Guns (1956) with Russ Tamblyn and Myron Healey
Strange Intruder (1956) with Edmund Purdom and Ida Lupino
All That Heaven Allows (1955) with Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Charles Drake, and Virginia Grey
Crashout (1955) with William Bendix and Marshall Thompson
Lucy Gallant (1955) with Jane Wyman, Thelma Ritter, and Charlton Heston
We're No Angels (1955) with Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, John Smith, Basil Rathbone, and Leo G. Carroll
Border City Rustlers (1953) with Guy Madison
Northern Patrol (1953) with Kirby Grant
Desert Pursuit (1952) with Wayne Morris and Virginia Grey
We're Not Married (1952) with Eve Arden, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Ginger Rogers, Fred Allen, and Marilyn Monroe
TELEVISION SERIES
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, 1955-1961 TV series. Talbott portrayed Abbie Crandall
Annie Oakley, 1954-1956 TV series. Talbott portrayed Priscilla Bishop
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