^ " The Greatest Show on Earth details".^ a b "Gladys Blake (actress) profile".Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944).īlake died on May 21, 1983, in Sacramento, California. īlake's final role was in 1952's This Woman is Dangerous, starring Joan Crawford and Dennis Morgan, in which she plays a garrulous hairdresser. Other notable films in which she appeared include: Ship Ahoy (1942), starring Eleanor Powell and Red Skelton the Abbott and Costello film, Who Done It? the 1943 version of Phantom of the Opera, starring Claude Raines The Naughty Nineties, again with Abbott and Costello On the Town The Yellow Cab Man, starring Red Skelton and the 1952 epic, The Greatest Show on Earth. Kildare films starring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, and Laraine Day. In the early 1940s, she played the recurring role of "Maisie" in several of the Dr. Even more rarely she would be given the lead in a film, such as in Racing Blood (1936). Īppearing mostly in supporting or bit parts, she was occasionally given a featured role, as in Lucky Night (1939), which starred Myrna Loy and Robert Taylor or Woman of the Year (1942), which starred Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, in which she played Flo Peters, the wife of a friend of Tracy's character. She was noted for playing very talkative supporting roles. Over her 20-year career, she appeared in over 100 films. She had her first featured role later that same year in Rainbow over Broadway, which Thorpe also directed. īlake made her film debut in a small role in I Have Lived (1933), directed by Richard Thorpe. While performing in Los Angeles, they were noticed by producer Edward Small, which led to her beginning in the film industry. In vaudeville, she met her husband, Lee Gresham, and the two formed an act together. Īt fourteen, she entered the theater world in a stock company, before moving on to vaudeville. Her mother, Ada Timmons, died when Gladys was less than a year old. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Keota is handling the arrangements.Blake was born on Januin Luray, Virginia. A memorial fund has been established for Hospice of Iowa County. on Tuesday, December 27, 2005, at the funeral home. on Wednesday, December 28, 2005, at the Powell Funeral Home in Keota with Revs. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. She was preceded in death by her parents husband: Charles in 2002 two brothers: Richard Hagist and Harold Hagist and a son-in-law: Ron Monaghan. Survivors include one daughter: Kathy Monaghan of Kinross one son: John Snedigar and wife Cindy of Keota six grandchildren: Brandon, Dawn and Nathan Monaghan, Samantha Allen and husband Russell, Zane and Lucas Snedigar one step great granddaughter: Amanda Triska and two sisters-in-law: Ilo Hagist of Sigourney and June Hagist of Washington. She enjoyed yardwork, being outdoors, gardening and neighboring. Our public records names directory may include possible previous addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, relatives and more. The average Gladys Powell is around 89 years of age with around 64 falling in to the age group of 81+. The top city of residence is Virginia Beach, followed by Colonial Heights. Gladys attended the Kinross Christian Church and was a member of the Kinross Christian Church Social Circle and various other social clubs. 20 records in 21 cities for Gladys Powell in Virginia. The couple lived and farmed in the Keota and Kinross areas. Snedigar at the Christian Church Parsonage in Keota. On February 9, 1946, she married Charles W.
Prior to her marriage, Gladys worked at several places in Keota including Lyle Insurance and the dime store. She attended country school and graduated from Keota High School. Gladys was born October 19, 1919, in Washington County, Iowa, to Virgil William and Velma (Cady) Hagist. Snedigar, age 86, of Kinross, died Saturday, December 24, 2005, at the English Valleys Care Center in North English following a brief illness. Decemat Powell Funeral Home - Keota Interment: Decemat Keota Cemetery KINROSS-Gladys E. Decemat Powell Funeral Home - Keota Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Gladys Snedigar OctoDecemKinross, Iowa Visitation: 4:00 p.m.