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My Take
Gloria DeHaven embodies the golden-age Hollywood I have a deep soft spot for. As a contract star at MGM during the heyday of the studio musical, she sang and danced her way into audiences' memories, and her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame confirms how widely she was loved. She passed in 2016 at 91, yet on film she remains forever young and luminous. What moves me is imagining the sheer volume of work behind that glamour, the rehearsals and takes that polished her ease on screen. She is a reminder of an era of craft worth cherishing.
Overview
Gloria Mildred DeHaven (July 23, 1925 – July 30, 2016) was an American actress and singer who was a contract star for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gloria DeHaven
- Name (Japanese)
- グロリア・デ・ヘイヴン
- Reading
- ぐろりあ・で・へいゔん
- Born
- July 23, 1925 – July 30, 2016
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Ox
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.