{"product_id":"cat-0014231102-gladys-george","title":"Cat. #0014231102:  GLADYS GEORGE","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003eQuite scarce vintage 3.5 x 5.5-inch d\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003eouble-weight color glossy postcard portrait, boldly signed in blue fountain pen in the early 1930s. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003eIn good condition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003eV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003eivacious, yet sad-eyed, platinum blonde Gladys George began her career on the stage, playing flirtatious flappers and ditzy society girls in Broadway productions of the 1920s. She popped up in a number of little-remembered silent films during the same period, but her movie career only took off after 1934, when she landed a starring role in \u003ci\u003eStraight Is the Way\u003c\/i\u003e. Increasingly cast against her life-of-the-party type in soapy melodramas, she earned an Oscar nod for her portrayal of the titular selfless heroine in \u003ci\u003eValiant Is the Word for Carrie\u003c\/i\u003e (1936). As her youthfulness wore away, she slipped into character roles, notably Madame du Barry in \u003ci\u003eMarie Antoinette\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), the speakeasy owner with a crush on James Cagney in \u003ci\u003eThe Roaring Twenties\u003c\/i\u003e (1939), Anna Kriza in \u003ci\u003eThe Way of All Flesh \u003c\/i\u003e(1940), Miles Archer's philandering wife in \u003ci\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/i\u003e (1941), Hortense Derry in \u003ci\u003eThe Best Years of Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e (1946), Lute Mae Sanders in \u003ci\u003eFlamingo Road\u003c\/i\u003e (1949), Mrs. Robey in \u003ci\u003eHe Ran All the Way\u003c\/i\u003e (1951), and Miss Hatch in \u003ci\u003eDetective Story\u003c\/i\u003e (1951). By the 1950s, George was plagued by personal issues, including multiple failed marriages, and bouts with throat cancer, heart disease, and cirrhosis of the liver. She became a withered-looking recluse and died tragically at the age of 54, reportedly of a stroke, but suicide by sleeping pills was suspected. Her autograph is rather elusive in any format.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43451862679761,"sku":"reh1793133633536","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/2372\/3985\/files\/cat-0014231102-gladys-george_1.jpg?v=1793133662","url":"https:\/\/petebugzapper.shop\/products\/cat-0014231102-gladys-george","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}