Gloria McGehee
American film and television actress
Gloria Leonora McGehee (January 9, 1922 – May 4, 1964) was an American film and television actress. She was sometimes billed as Gloria McGhee.
Early years
McGehee was born in Mississippi. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan R. McGehee. Her father was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 16 years. She attended Alice Deal Junior High School and Western High School.
She sang with hotel bands during her time as a student at George Washington University, and she began an apprenticeship at the Provincetown Playhouse in 1946.
In the late 1930s or early 1940s she changed her name to Gloria McGhee because so many people mispronounced her last name.
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