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Gladys McConnell

Acting

0.1 Popularity Oct 22, 1905 (73 years old) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

From Wikipedia

Gladys McConnell (October 22, 1905 – March 4, 1979) was an American film actress and aviator. She was born in Oklahoma City, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).[1] She was the daughter of William Marshall McConnell (born April 28, 1876, McNairy County, Tennessee) and his wife, Harriet...

Biography

From Wikipedia

Gladys McConnell (October 22, 1905 – March 4, 1979) was an American film actress and aviator. She was born in Oklahoma City, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).[1] She was the daughter of William Marshall McConnell (born April 28, 1876, McNairy County, Tennessee) and his wife, Harriet (née Sharp; born October 10, 1882, Newbern, Tennessee), and had a sister, Hazel. Gladys McConnell attended Hollywood High School.

Her film career was brief, about four years from the late silent to early sound era (1926 – 1930). She sometimes used the professional name Gladys Morrow. One of her first parts came in The Devil Horse (1926). The film featured Rex the Wonder Horse, a stallion featured in at least fifteen films. She starred with Harry Langdon in Three's A Crowd (1927). In The Chaser (1928), as Langdon's talkative wife. She broke ties with the Fox Film Company over differences over her roles, choosing to freelance instead.

She was a WAMPAS Baby Star of 1927. WAMPAS (Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers) was a Hollywood promotional campaign that selected thirteen baby stars (slang at the time for starlets) as most likely to gain success. Others in the 1927 group included Iris Stuart, Natalie Kingston, Sally Phipps, and Rita Carewe.

McConnell married Arthur Q. Hazerman in 1926; they divorced three years later. In September 1931, she married Hollywood attorney, A. Ronald Button, at the Mission Inn in Riverside, California. William Jennings Bryan Jr., a friend of the bridegroom, was best man at the wedding. McConnell was attended by her sister, Mrs. Harold O. Wright. They had a daughter, Mary Barbara Button (b. February 9, 1937, Los Angeles), now known as Barbara McAllister, a commercial real estate broker.

McConnell became an aviator and began flying in Portland. Aside from Ruth Elder, she logged more air hours than any woman in the film colony.

Gladys McConnell died in Fullerton, California in 1979, aged 73.

Filmography 12

1930
Parade of the West Movie

as Mary Owens

1929
Cheyenne Movie

as Violet Wentworth

1928
The Glorious Trail Movie

as Alice Harper

1928
The Perfect Crime Movie

as Mrs. Trevor

1928
The Code of the Scarlet Movie

as Helen Morgan

1928
The Chaser Movie

as The Wife

1927
Three's a Crowd Movie

as Gladys - the Girl

1927
Riding to Fame Movie

as Rose Randolph

1926
The Midnight Kiss Movie

as Lenore Hastings

1926
Rex the Devil Horse Movie

as Marion Morrow

1926
The Flying Horseman Movie

as June Savary

1926
A Trip to Chinatown Movie

as Marion Haste

Photos 3

Gladys McConnell Photo
Gladys McConnell Photo
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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Not specified
Birthday October 22, 1905 (73 years old)
Died March 04, 1979
Place of Birth Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As Gladys Morrow
Years Active 1926 - 1930
Popularity 0.1
Career Stats
12 Total Credits
12 Movie Roles
3 Photos