Anne Gwynne

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Pin-up by Anne Gwynne (1944)

Anne Gwynne (* 10. December 1918 in Waco , Texas as Marguerite Gwynne Trice , † 31 March 2003 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American film actress . She became known as one of the first so-called scream queens and as a pin-up model for Yank, the Army Weekly during World War II .

Life

Anne Gwynne was born in Waco, Texas, to wealthy clothing manufacturer Jefferson Benjamin Trice and his wife Pearl. The family moved to St. Louis , where Gwynne studied at Stephens College. During a trip to Los Angeles with her father, she modeled swimwear for Catalina Swimwear before working as an actress in several small theaters in Los Angeles. In June 1939 she signed a contract with Universal Studios and received her first film role in Unexpected Father that same year .

Gwynne starred in several film noirs , musical films and westerns for Universal . However, she became best known as the so-called scream queen in horror films , of which the first Black Friday of 1940 starring Boris Karloff . One of her best-known roles was that of Rita Hussmann in Frankenstein's house in 1944. Gwynne has also appeared as a guest on several television shows and series. In 1970 she ended her acting career.

In addition to her acting career, Anne Gwynne gained notoriety as a pin-up model during World War II. She appeared twice (1943 and 1944) on posters for the Yank, the Army Weekly , a US military magazine.

Gwynne was married to Max M. Gilford from 1945 until his death in 1965. The marriage had two children, including actress Gwynne Gilford , who is married to actor Robert Pine . These are the parents of actor Chris Pine . Anne Gwynne spent the last years of her life at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Los Angeles, where she died of a stroke on March 31, 2003 at the age of 84 . Her ashes were scattered around the grounds of the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital.

Filmography (selection)

Pin-up by Anne Gwynne (1943)
  • 1939: Unexpected Father
  • 1940: Black Friday (Black Friday)
  • 1940: Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
  • 1940: The Green Hornet
  • 1941: Tight Shoes
  • 1941: The Black Cat
  • 1941: Nice Girl?
  • 1941: Washington Melodrama
  • 1941: The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
  • 1942: Broadway
  • 1942: Heroes in the Saddle (Ride 'Em Cowboy)
  • 1942: Sin Town
  • 1943: We've Never Been Licked
  • 1943: Frontier Badmen
  • 1944: Moon Over Las Vegas
  • 1944: House of Frankenstein (House of Frankenstein)
  • 1944: Weird Woman
  • 1946: The Glass Alibi
  • 1947: Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
  • 1947: The Ghost Goes Wild
  • 1947: Killer Dill
  • 1948: The Avenger of Texas (Panhandle)
  • 1949: The Los Angeles Arsonist (Arson, Inc.)
  • 1950: The King of the Bullwhip
  • 1950: Call of the Klondike
  • 1958: Teenage Monster
  • 1970: Adam at 6 AM

literature

  • Gregory William Mank: Women in Horror Films, 1940s . McFarland, Jefferson 2015, ISBN 978-1-4766-0955-3 , pp. 150-162

Web links

Commons : Anne Gwynne  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Associated Press: Anne Gwynne, 84, Actress Who Worked in Horror Films. In: The New York Times . April 14, 2003, accessed October 29, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Gwynne, Anne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Trice, Marguerite Gwynne (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film actress
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Waco , Texas , United States
DATE OF DEATH March 31, 2003
Place of death Los Angeles , California , United States