Wynne Gibson

Wynne Gibson
Winifred Elaine "Wynne" Gibson (July 3, 1898 – May 15, 1987) was an American actress of the 1930s.
Early years
Gibson was born in New York City, the daughter of Frank W. Gibson and Elaine Coffin Gibson. Her father was an efficiency expert, and her mother was an authorized Christian Science healer. She attended Wadleigh High School for Girls in New York City.
At one point during her youth, she ran away from home with a touring play troupe, acting with the group in three cities before her father found her.
Stage
Gibson was a member of Frederick Santley's Melody Maids and Ray Raymond's Melody Charmers. She toured in the Ritz Girls show, in which she and Billie Vernon performed a sister act. Gibson was seen in vaudeville as part of The Melody Charmers. Her Broadway credits include Jarnegan (1928) and When You Smile (1925). In 1955-56, she served as chair of the Equity Library Theatre.
Film
Early in her career, Gibson had a small part in a film but had no special interest in appearing before the camera. It was the stage that interested her and she began her stage career in chorus and was soon playing leads. She toured Europe then returned to America and tried for a dramatic part but failed and returned to musical comedy. Paramount signed her when about to film Nothing But the Truth (1929), starting her success which continued in 50 films between 1929 and 1956 although many were B movies.
Personal life
Gibson had a brief marriage to a stage manager. After that, she married John Gallaudet, an actor, in 1927. They divorced in 1930. She was a long-time companion of former Warner Brothers actress Beverly Roberts.
Death
Gibson died in 1987 of a cerebral thrombosis in Laguna Niguel, California.
Filmography
Nothing But the Truth (1929) - Sabel Jackson
Children of Pleasure (1930) - Emma Gray
The Fall Guy (1930) - Lottie Quinlan
The Gang Buster (1931) - Zella Cameron
June Moon (1931) - Lucille Sears
Man of the World (1931) - Irene Hoffa
The Stolen Jools (1931) - Reporter
City Streets (1931) - Agnes
Kick In (1931) - Myrtle Sylvester
The Road to Reno (1931) - Mrs. It-Ritch
Ladies of the Big House (1931) - Susie Thompson
Two Kinds of Women (1932) - Phyllis Adrian
The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932) - Clara Deane
Lady and Gent (1932) - Puff Rogers
Night After Night (1932) - Iris Dawn
If I Had a Million (1932) - Violet Smith (uncredited)
The Sign of the Cross (1932) - Orgy Guest (uncredited)
The Devil Is Driving (1932) - 'Silver'
The Crime of the Century (1933) - Freda Brandt
Emergency Call (1933) - Mabel
Her Bodyguard (1933) - Margot Brienne
Aggie Appleby Maker of Men (1933) - Agnes 'Aggie' Appleby
The Crosby Case (1934) - Lynn Ashton
Sleepers East (1934) - Lena Karelson
I Give My Love (1934) - Judy Blair
The Captain Hates the Sea (1934) - Mrs. Jeddock
Gambling (1934) - Maizie Fuller
The Crouching Beast (1935) - Gail Dunbar
Admirals All (1935) - Gloria Gunn
Come Closer, Folks (1936) - Mae
Racketeers in Exile (1937) - 'Babe' DeVoe
Michael O'Halloran (1937) - Grace Mintum
Trapped by G-Men (1937) - Alice Segar, Posing as Mrs. Donovan
Gangs of New York (1938) - Orchid
Flirting with Fate (1938) - Bertha
Miracle on Main Street (1939) - Sade Blake
My Son Is Guilty (1939) - Claire Morelli
Cafe Hostess (1940) - Annie
Forgotten Girls (1940) - Frances Wingate
Double Cross (1941) - Fay Saunders
A Man's World (1942) - Blossom Donovan
The Falcon Strikes Back (1943) - Geraldine Lipton
Mystery Broadcast (1943) - Eve Stanley
References
External links
Obituary in The New York Times, May 21, 1987
Photographs and literature
1905 births
1987 deaths
20th-century American actresses
American film actresses
American television actresses
Actresses from New York City
Deaths from cerebral thrombosis