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Gloria Jean
Acting
14 Apr 1926
† 31 Aug 2018
Buffalo, New York, USA
Biography
Gloria Jean (born Gloria Jean Schoonover, April 14, 1926 – August 31, 2018) was an American actress and singer who starred or co-starred in 26 feature films from 1939 to 1959, and made numerous radio, television, stage, and nightclub appearances. She is probably best remembered today for her appearance with W.C. Fields in the film Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941). Gloria Jean was three years old when she first sang on radio; in Scranton, Pennsylvania, she sang, under the name "Baby Skyl...
Also Known As
Gloria Jean Schoonover, Baby Skylark























