Connie Gilchrist
| Connie Gilchrist | |
|---|---|
 Gilchrist in Cry Havoc (1943) | |
| Born |
Rose Constance Gilchrist February 2, 1901 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died |
March 3, 1985 (aged 84) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Occupation | American film, TV and stage actress |
| Years active | 1940–1969 |
| Spouse(s) | Edwin O'Hanlon (1922-19??); 1 daughter |
Connie Gilchrist (February 2, 1901 – March 3, 1985) was a stage, film and television character actress.
Early years
Gilchrist was born Rose Constance Gilchrist in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother, Martha Daniels, was an actress.
Career
Gilchrist followed in her mother's footsteps, making her stage debut in London at age 16. She eventually made her way to Hollywood, where she was signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to a 10-year contract in 1939.[1]
After playing Purity Pinker in the 1954 film Long John Silver, she reprised her role, as did Robert Newton, in the television series The Adventures of Long John Silver. She is perhaps best known today for her role as Norah Muldoon in the 1958 film Auntie Mame, and possibily her rather meaty role in the 1949 film A Letter to Three Wives. She was also seen on television's General Electric Theater.[2]
Gilchrist's Broadway credits include Ladies and Gentlemen, Work Is for Horses, Excursion, and Mulato.[3]
Personal life
Gilchrist married Edward O'Hanlon[4] in 1922. Their daughter, Dorothy, was also an actress, both on stage and in film.[5]
She was involved in a lawsuit in 1961, charging that a hair dresser had permanently damaged her scalp when tinting her hair. A contemporary news report said, "She contended that she is now confined to grandmotherly roles because her scalp will stand no more dying."[6] She sought $50,000 in damages but received $5,000 in a settlement.[6]
Death
Gilchrist died on March 3, 1985, aged 84.
Partial filmography
- Hullabaloo (1940)
- The Wild Man of Borneo (1941)
- A Woman's Face (1941)
- Billy the Kid (1941)
- Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)
- Married Bachelor (1941)
- H. M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
- Two-Faced Woman (1941)
- Born to Sing (1941)
- Down in San Diego (1941)
- Barnacle Bill (1941)
- Johnny Eager (1942)
- This Time for Keeps (1942)
- We Were Dancing (1942)
- Apache Trail (1942)
- The War against Mrs. Hadley (1942)
- Tortilla Flat (1942)
- Sunday Punch (1942)
- Grand Central Murder (1942)
- Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
- Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
- Thousands Cheer (1943)
- The Human Comedy (1943)
- Cry 'Havoc' (1943)
- The Heavenly Body (1944)
- Rationing (1944)
- The Seventh Cross (1944)
- Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
- Music for Millions (1944)
- See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)
- Nothing but Trouble (1944)
- Junior Miss (1945)
- The Valley of Decision (1945)
- Nothing But the Truth (1945)
- Faithful in my Fashion (1946)
- Young Widow (1946)
- Bad Bascomb (1946)
- The Hucksters (1947)
- Good News (1947)
- Song of the Thin Man (1947)
- Act of Violence (1948)
- The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
- Luxury Liner (1948)
- Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
- The Big City (1948)
- Chicken Every Sunday (1949)
- The Story of Molly X (1949)
- A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
- Little Women (1949)
- Louisa (1950)
- Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
- Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
- The Killer that Stalked New York (1950)
- Peggy (1950)
- Undercover Girl (1950)
- Tripoli (1950)
- Stars in My Crown (1950)
- Thunder on the Hill (1951)
- The Half Breed (1951)
- Chain of Circumstance (1951)
- Here Comes the Groom (1951)
- One Big Affair (1952)
- Flesh and Fury (1952)
- Houdini (1953)
- It Should Happen to You (1954)
- The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)
- The Far Country (1954)
- Long John Silver (1954)
- The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
- Some Came Running (1958)
- Machine Gun Kelly (1958)
- Auntie Mame (1958)
- Say One for Me (1959)
- Double Trouble (1961)
- The Real McCoys (ABC-TV, 1961)
- The Tall Man as Big Mamacita in the episode "The Great Western" (NBC-TV, 1961)
- The Interns (1962)
- Going My Way as Mrs. Reardon in "Blessed Are the Meek" (ABC-TV, 1963)
- The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)
- A House Is Not a Home (1964)
- A Tiger Walks (1964)
- Fluffy (1965)
- The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
- Two on a Guillotine (1965)
- Sylvia (1965)
- Tickle Me (1965)
References
- ↑ Hal Erickson. "Connie Gilchrist biography". Allmovie. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ↑ "'Camel's Foot' Tonight Has Vera Miles, Connie Gilchrist". Texas, Galveston. The Galveston Daily News. October 23, 1960. p. 19. Retrieved March 22, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ ""Connie Gilcrist" search". Playbill. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ Hopper, Hedda (April 16, 1948). "Looking at Hollywood". Illinois, Chicago. Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 8. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ Hedda Hopper's Staff (June 12, 1947). "Looking at Hollywood". Illinois, Chicago. p. 32. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Hair Tinting Suit Settled for Cash". New Mexico, Hobbs. Hobbs Daily News-Sun. March 31, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved March 22, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
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