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- The lesser-known sister of Joan Blondell, she performed in around two dozen Hollywood features. First appearing on Broadway in the 1935 "Three Men on a Horse", she made her silver screen debut with Daredevil Drivers (1938). Gloria co-starred with Ronald Reagan in Accidents Will Happen (1938), then saw most of her work in the 1940s as the voice of Disney's 'Daisy Duck'. With the coming of television, she was kept busy with I Love Lucy (1951), Thriller (1960), and other fare. During the mid-1950s she had the regular role of 'Honeybee Gillis' on The Life of Riley (1953). Following her turn as 'Gloria' in Calvin and the Colonel (1961) up to 1962, she retired in Los Angeles, where she died of cancer.- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpousesVictor (Vic) Augustus Hunter(September 14, 1946 - February 8, 1980) (his death, 1 child)Albert R. Broccoli(July 26, 1940 - August 7, 1945) (divorced)
- RelativesJoan Blondell(Sibling)Norman S. Powell(Niece or Nephew)Ellen Powell(Niece or Nephew)
- She was first choice for Dagwood Bumstead's wife when Chic Young's comic-strip couple moved to movies in Blondie (1938). The role eventually went to Penny Singleton (after a quick dye job) for 28 films in a dozen years.
- She married film producer Albert Broccoli on July 26, 1940; they divorced August 7, 1945. On September 14, 1946, she married Victor Hunter in Monterey, California. They remained married until his death in 1980, just weeks after her sister's death. Gloria and Victor had one premature daughter, who died at birth. Gloria also nearly died from blood loss, and her life was only saved by an emergency hysterectomy.
- She was a popular featured actress during the Golden Age of Radio. Blondell had the role of secretary Jerry Booker on I Love a Mystery. Her appearances on radio include Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Lux Radio Theatre, Arch Oboler's Plays, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Screen Directors Playhouse, The Great Gildersleeve, among many others.
- Was the first actress to voice the role of Meta Bauer (Jan Carter) on "The Guiding Light".
- Like her sister, she was a registered Republican.
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